Sardar Muhammad Raza Khan
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Justice Sardar Muhammad Raza Khan is a justice in Supreme Court of Pakistan
and a former Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court
. He was born in village Namli Maira District Abbottabad
on the February 10, 1945.
In 1985 he visited USA in 1985 to study the American Legal System.
In 1999 he visited Tokyo Japan in 1999 to attend a Three Months Training Course on “Corruption Among Public Officials”.
In June 2004, he visited Ipoh—Kualalumpur, Malaysia in connection with and International Seminar on “Human Rights and Independence on the Judiciary in the Islamic and Non-Islamic Judicial Systems”.
In 2006, he visited Dhaka, Bangladesh to attend a conference on Criminal judicial system.
1968-69. He was appointed as Senior Civil Judge in 1973. In 1976 he was appointed as Additional District and Sessions Judge. Justice Sardar was appointed as District and Sessions Judge in 1979. He Remained Judicial Commissioner for Northern Areas for more than four years.
He was appointed Special Judge Customs Taxation and Anti Smuggling in 1992-93.
Justice Sardar was elevated to the Bench Peshawar High Court on December 14, 1993. He was confirmed as judge of Peshawar High Court in June 1995.
On April 28, 2000 he took oath of office of Chief Justice Peshawar High Court.
Justice Sardar was elevated as Judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and took the oath on January 10, 2002.
Justice Sardar Muhmmad Raza Khan refused to take oath on Provisional Constitutional Order
on November 3, 2007. As a result he along with eleven other justices was removed from the Supreme Court Bench.
On September 19, 2008, after a democratically elected government came to power,taking oath under the Constitution, he was reinstated to the Supreme Court with his seniority intact.
, in a 6-3 spilt verdict held that petition challenging General Pervez Musharraf
candidature for the second term as the president as non maintainable. Justice Sardar Muhammad Raza Khan along with head of bench Justice Rana Bhagwandas
and Justice Mian Shakirullah Jan
dissented with the majority opinion. Declaring the petition as non-maintainable were Javed Iqbal
, Abdul Hameed Dogar, M. Javed Buttar
, Mohammad Nawaz Abbasi, Faqir Muhammad Khokhar
, and Falak Sher
.
Supreme Court of Pakistan
The Supreme Court is the apex court in Pakistan's judicial hierarchy, the final arbiter of legal and constitutional disputes. The Supreme Court has a permanent seat in Islamabad. It has number of Branch Registries where cases are heard. It has a number of de jure powers which are outlined in the...
and a former Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court
Peshawar High Court
The Peshawar High Court is the highest judicial institution of Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa. It is situated at the provincial capital Peshawar.-History:...
. He was born in village Namli Maira District Abbottabad
Abbottabad
Abbottabad is a city located in the Hazara region of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, in Pakistan. The city is situated in the Orash Valley, northeast of the capital Islamabad and east of Peshawar at an altitude of and is the capital of the Abbottabad District...
on the February 10, 1945.
Education and training
After graduating from Government College Abbottabad, he obtained Masters degree in Economics from the Punjab University through Forman Christian College Lahore. He passed his LLB from the same University in 1967.In 1985 he visited USA in 1985 to study the American Legal System.
In 1999 he visited Tokyo Japan in 1999 to attend a Three Months Training Course on “Corruption Among Public Officials”.
In June 2004, he visited Ipoh—Kualalumpur, Malaysia in connection with and International Seminar on “Human Rights and Independence on the Judiciary in the Islamic and Non-Islamic Judicial Systems”.
In 2006, he visited Dhaka, Bangladesh to attend a conference on Criminal judicial system.
Professional career
Sardar Muhammad Raza Khan joined PCS (Judicial Branch) in 1970 after passing a competitive examination held in1968-69. He was appointed as Senior Civil Judge in 1973. In 1976 he was appointed as Additional District and Sessions Judge. Justice Sardar was appointed as District and Sessions Judge in 1979. He Remained Judicial Commissioner for Northern Areas for more than four years.
He was appointed Special Judge Customs Taxation and Anti Smuggling in 1992-93.
Justice Sardar was elevated to the Bench Peshawar High Court on December 14, 1993. He was confirmed as judge of Peshawar High Court in June 1995.
On April 28, 2000 he took oath of office of Chief Justice Peshawar High Court.
Justice Sardar was elevated as Judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and took the oath on January 10, 2002.
Justice Sardar Muhmmad Raza Khan refused to take oath on Provisional Constitutional Order
Provisional Constitutional Order
A Provisional Constitutional Order, or PCO, is an extra-constitutional order that suspends either wholly or partially the Constitution of Pakistan...
on November 3, 2007. As a result he along with eleven other justices was removed from the Supreme Court Bench.
On September 19, 2008, after a democratically elected government came to power,taking oath under the Constitution, he was reinstated to the Supreme Court with his seniority intact.
Important cases
On September 28, 2007, a nine member bench of Supreme Court of PakistanSupreme Court of Pakistan
The Supreme Court is the apex court in Pakistan's judicial hierarchy, the final arbiter of legal and constitutional disputes. The Supreme Court has a permanent seat in Islamabad. It has number of Branch Registries where cases are heard. It has a number of de jure powers which are outlined in the...
, in a 6-3 spilt verdict held that petition challenging General Pervez Musharraf
Pervez Musharraf
Pervez Musharraf , is a retired four-star general who served as the 13th Chief of Army Staff and tenth President of Pakistan as well as tenth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Committee. Musharraf headed and led an administrative military government from October 1999 till August 2007. He ruled...
candidature for the second term as the president as non maintainable. Justice Sardar Muhammad Raza Khan along with head of bench Justice Rana Bhagwandas
Rana Bhagwandas
His Lordship Mr. Justice Retired Rana Bhagwandas , a highly respected name of the Pakistani judiciary was a senior judge and former acting chief justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan...
and Justice Mian Shakirullah Jan
Mian Shakirullah Jan
Justice Mian Sakirullah Jan is a justice in Supreme Court of Pakistan and a former Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court.-Early life:Justice Jan was born on 18 August 1947.-Education and Training:...
dissented with the majority opinion. Declaring the petition as non-maintainable were Javed Iqbal
Javaid Iqbal
Justice Javed Iqbal is a justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan and a former Chief Justice of High Court of Balochistan.-Education:Justice Iqbal have done Masters in Arts in Political Science in 1969 and LL.B from Punjab University in 1968; Master of International Law...
, Abdul Hameed Dogar, M. Javed Buttar
Muhammad Javed Buttar
Muhammad Javed Buttar is a former justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, currently he is serving as a member of Board of Directors of National Asset Management Company Limited.-Early life:...
, Mohammad Nawaz Abbasi, Faqir Muhammad Khokhar
Faqir Muhammad Khokhar
Faqir Muhammad Khokhar is a former judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.-Judicial career:He started off as a lawyer after doing his B.A./L.L.B. He was elevated to the High Court on December 10, 1996, and then to the...
, and Falak Sher
Falak Sher
Falak Sher is a mountain in Ushu Valley of Swat-Kohistan. At , it is considered the highest peak of the Swat district in the Hindu Kush mountains....
.