27-543: Khosa may refer to: People [ edit ] Asif Saeed Khan Khosa , Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan since 31 December 2016 Baldev Khosa , Indian film actor and politician Sardar Muhammad Muqeem Khan Khoso (1949–2016), Pakistani politician and MNA Dost Muhammad Khosa (born 1973), former Muslim League politician, now Pakistan People's Party Mir Hazar Khan Khoso (1929–2021), Chief Justice of
54-630: A Chief Justice and six puisne justices, and declared the Court's jurisdiction over the Punjab and Delhi provinces. The Government of India Act, 1935 removed the barrier that the Chief Justice must be a Barrister Judge and opened the position to Civilian Judges. An age limit of 60 years was set for High Court Judges. By virtue of the Government of India (High Court Judges) Order, 1937,
81-578: A state of emergency in November 2007, suspending the constitution and demanded the judges of the superior judiciary retake their oath under the Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO), Justice Khosa like then-Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry , and many other senior judges, refused to retake the oath. They were suspended from their duties. On 18 August 2008, he was restored to his prior position as High Court Justice as
108-467: A JIT within 60 days. In the final verdict Justice Khosa and Justice Gulzar in their remarks disqualified Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif from running for office. Their statement says: The Election Commission of Pakistan is directed to issue a notification of disqualification of respondent No. 1 namely Mian Muhammad Nawaz Sharif from being a member of the Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) with effect from
135-854: A National Scholarship Award. He did his master's degree in English Language and Literature at the University of the Punjab in 1975. He was then admitted to Queens' College, Cambridge and did his Master of Laws with specialization in Public International Law. Later he was called to the Bar on 26 July 1979 at the Lincoln's Inn , London. Khosa is the son-in-law of former Chief Justice of Pakistan Nasim Hasan Shah and brother of retired federal secretary , Nasir Mahmood Khosa . He
162-661: A maximum number of Judges for the various High Courts in India was fixed. In each case the number so stated was exclusive of the Chief Justice but included all additional judges. For the Lahore High Court the maximum number was fixed at 15. On 30 September 1955, the Constituent Assembly of Pakistan established the province of West Pakistan , and gave the Governor-General the power to establish
189-486: A result of a lawyer's movement to restore the "deposed judges". He was among the larger bench of seven Supreme Court justices that was hearing Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gillani 's contempt of court case. In that case Supreme Court gave its judgement that had an additional attachment of Justice Khosa's extraordinary six-page note that became the subject of headlines in May 2012. Justice Khosa quoting Kahlil Gibran wrote about
216-451: Is 62 years. The Additional Judges are initially appointed for one year. After that, their services could either be extended or they could be confirmed or they are retired. The current Chief Justice of Lahore High Court is Justice Aalia Neelum and Court is currently made up of the following Justices (in order of seniority). The PCO of 1981 also afforded the Lahore High Court these three benches. The judges were required to take oath under
243-668: Is also the cousin of former Governor of Punjab , Latif Khosa . Before becoming a judge , he was an advocate of the Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan and Lahore High Court Bar Association . He was called to the Bar at the Honourable Society of Lincoln's Inn , London , Great Britain on 26 July 1979. Barrister Khosa was elevated to the Bench and appointed as Lahore High Court Judge in May 1998. When General Pervez Musharraf declared
270-425: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Asif Saeed Khan Khosa Asif Saeed Khan Khosa ( Urdu : آصف سعید خان کھوسہ ; born 21 December 1954) is a Pakistani jurist who served as the 26th Chief Justice of Pakistan from 18 January 2019 to 20 December 2019. He joined the Supreme Court as a judge on 18 February 2010 and prior to that served as judge of
297-485: Is the first of its kind… we know the gravity of a declaration by the court and its affect for both the parties, saying that someone was not honest. But we have to lay down parameters, otherwise, except for the Jamaat-i-Islami chief Sirajul Haq, no one will survive. As article 62 and 63 are related to truthfulness and honesty of parliamentarians, it became a matter of controversy in the media, because Justice Khosa
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#1732786679859324-567: The Lahore High Court . During his tenure as Justice of Supreme Court he was part of the benches who disqualified two prime ministers Yousuf Raza Gillani and Nawaz Sharif . During his tenure as Chief Justice, he nullified the Imran Khan government's decision to extend Qamar Javed Bajwa as Chief of Army Staff (COAS) for another three-year term and directed the government to put the tenure into law in under six months while giving
351-515: The Sikh Empire and assumed control of administration within the Punjab . A Board of Administration was constituted and the Punjab was divided into Divisions, Districts and Tehsils. The Divisions were controlled by Commissioners, Districts by Deputy Commissioners and Tehsils by an Assistant and Extra Assistant Commissioners. The Board of Administration consisted of Sir Henry Lawrence , John Lawrence and Charles Grenville Mansel In 1858
378-733: The West Pakistan High Court , which was established in 1956. Judges from the Chief Court of Sind and the Judicial Commissioners Court at Peshawar became judges at the West Pakistan High Court . On 1 January 1981, it was ordered that the Lahore High Court would create benches at Bahawalpur , Multan and Rawalpindi . The order also specified that the Lahore High Court judges could hold circuit courts anywhere in
405-457: The "Pity of the Nation" that became subject of media coverage all over the country. He also headed the larger bench of the Supreme Court that was hearing the "Panama Case" related to the alleged money laundering and off-shore illegal investment by former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his family. Remarking on article 62 and 63 of the constitution in the "Panama Case" hearing he said: This case
432-807: The Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan Rajan Khosa , Indian filmmaker Sukhvir Singh Khosa, Indian immigrant to Canada, litigant in Canada (Minister of Citizenship and Immigration) v Khosa Zulfiqar Ali Khosa (born 1935), former Governor of Punjab and chief of khosa tribe Latif Khosa , Governor of Punjab Muhammad Saif-ud-Din Khosa , former member of the Provincial Assembly of the Punjab Sardar Muhammad Mohiuddin Khosa , former member of
459-634: The Multan Board, securing fifth position. He was admitted to Government College Lahore for intermediate and secured first position in the Lahore Board. Then in 1973 he appeared for the B.A exams from Government College Lahore at the University of the Punjab and secured first position. During his education at the Punjab University, he was inspired from the thoughts of Syed Abul A'ala Maududi and Maulana Naeem Siddiqui . He secured
486-621: The Provincial Assembly of the Punjab Places [ edit ] Khosa, Punjab , Pakistan Khosa, Shahkot , Punjab State, India Jamaitgarh Alias Khosa , Punjab, India Other uses [ edit ] Khosa (tribe) , a Baloch tribe Khosa Gotra , Indian clan among the Ahirs or Kashmiri Brahmins See also [ edit ] All pages with titles containing Khosa Khas people Khasas Kosa (disambiguation) Xhosa (disambiguation) Topics referred to by
513-590: The Punjab, along with the rest of British India , came under the direct rule of the British crown and decisions with regard to administration and justice were now made under the authority of the monarch, Queen Victoria . By 1864, a proliferation of court cases necessitated an expansion to the judicial structure in the province. The Punjab Courts Act, (XIX of 1865) introduced seven grades of courts, combining judicial and administrative functions and claiming jurisdiction over civil and criminal cases. The Court of Tehsildar
540-471: The date of announcement of the present judgment. On 2 January 2019, President Arif Alvi approved Khosa's appointment as the next Chief Justice of Pakistan . Lahore High Court The Lahore High Court ( Urdu : عدالتِ عالیہ لاہور ) is a provincial court house based in Lahore , Punjab , Pakistan . It was established as a high court on 21 March 1882. The Lahore High Court has jurisdiction over
567-548: The province of Punjab . The High Court's principal seat is in Lahore , but there are benches in three other cities of the province: Rawalpindi , Multan and Bahawalpur . A proposal was sent by lawyers to set up new high court benches in Faisalabad , Sialkot , D.G.Khan and Gujranwala divisions but full court of Lahore High Court turned down this request. In 1849, the East India Company defeated
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#1732786679859594-543: The province, with judges nominated by the Lahore High Court Chief Justice . The first Chief Justice at Lahore was Sir Henry Meredyth Plowden in 1880. The current Chief Justice is Aalia Neelum , incumbent since 11 July 2024. The following table lists all the chief justices to date. Lahore High Court is headed by a Chief Justice . The bench consist of sixty Justices and additional judges. The retirement age of Chief Justice and Justices
621-498: The same term [REDACTED] This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the title Khosa . If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Retrieved from " https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Khosa&oldid=1256004653 " Categories : Disambiguation pages Place name disambiguation pages Disambiguation pages with surname-holder lists Hidden categories: Short description
648-585: The temporary extension of six months to Bajwa as COAS. This was first time in history of Pakistan that the extension or the tenure of an army chief was questioned by the Supreme Court. Under his supervision a special court in Islamabad sentenced a former military dictator Pervez Musharraf to death. Asif Saeed was born in 1954 in Dera Ghazi Khan , West Punjab , into a Punjabi Baloch Khosa family belonging. He passed his matriculation in 1969 from
675-700: Was granted to the decisions of the lower appellate courts. By 1884, there were four classes of courts subordinate to the Chief Court, namely the Divisional Court, the Court of the District Judge, the Court of the Subordinate Judge, the Court of Munsif. On 1 October 1882, the Chief Court of the Punjab Court was elevated to the status of a Lahore High Court, becoming known as Lahore High Court, King-Emperor George V also appointed
702-434: Was pointing out that there is no truthful and honest parliamentarian except Siraj-ul-Haq . Justice Khosa had to withdraw his remarks, after he reconsidered them. He said he was sorry for his such remarks. Justice Khosa is being considered the most relentless judge in larger bench of the "Panama Case". The final verdict issued by the larger bench on the "Panama Case" against Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif and his family has proposed
729-564: Was the lowest court, whilst the Court of the Judicial Commissioner became the highest court in the land. Over time, as appeals to the Chief Court greatly increased, later Acts namely the Punjab Courts Act, (XVII of 1877) and Punjab Courts Act, (XVIII of 1884) repealed earlier Acts and restated the law regarding the courts' constitution, powers and jurisdiction. Additional judges were appointed, and greater finality
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