Former Registrars IHC

Profiles and professional histories of former Registrars


Mr. Muhammad Yar Walana
Mr. Muhammad Yar Walana

Mr. Muhammad Yar Walana

Former Registrar IHC

Mr. Muhammad Yar Walana


 EDUCATION:

  • L.L.B.
    1985-Punjab University Law College, Lahore.
  • L.L.M.
    2008-Punjab University Law College, Lahore. (Major in Constitutional Law)
  • Dissertations “Locus-standi in Writ Jurisdiction” C.S.S. (Central Superior Services) Examination 1994. On selection, joined Central Superior Services from November, 1996 to February, 1998.

 JUDICIAL CAREER:

  • Served as Civil Judge from August, 1988 to June, 2002 at Rawalpindi, D.G. Khan, Multan, Lahore, and Narowal
  • Served as Senior Civil Judge at Sheikhupura, Faisalabad, and Sialkot from June, 2002 to December, 2003
  • Served as Additional District & Sessions Judge from December, 2003 to February 2014 at Sialkot, Lahore, Pakpatan Sharif, Duniyapur, Okara, Jampur and Gujranwala.
  • Served as Judge Banking Court-II, Lahore from February 2014 to November 2014.
  • Served as District & Session Judge, from 5th December 2014 to 30th July 2016 at Toba Tek Singh
  • Served as Member, Punjab Service Tribunal Lahore from November 2016 to October 2018
  • Served as District & Sessions Judge Rajanpur from October 2018 to December 2019
  • Served as District & Sessions Judge, Chakwal from 2019 to 2022
  • Serving as Registrar at Islamabad High Court from 19.02.2025

 PROFESSIONAL CAREER:

  • Also served as Member , Chief Minister Inspector Team, Punjab from August 2008 to May 2009 at the request of Government of Punjab. (His services were borrowed by the Government of Punjab from Hon’ble Lahore High Court, Lahore)
  • Served as Senior Additional Registrar at Hon’ble Lahore High Court, Multan Bench, Multan from 30.03.2020 to 05.07.2021.
  • Served as Principal Staff Officer to the Hon’ble Chief Justice Lahore High Court, Lahore from 06.07.2021 to 01.08.2021
  • Served as Senior Additional Registrar at Hon’ble Lahore High Court , Multan Bench, Multan from 02.08.2021 to 05.10.2021li
  • Served as Principal Staff Officer to the Hon’ble Chief Justice Lahore High Court, Lahore from 05.10.2021 to 04.05.2022.

 DISTINCTIONS:

  • Earned first position in the Training Course for AD&SJ on the subject of "Orientation of New Laws" at Federal Judicial Academy, Islamabad and was awarded book by the Hon 'ble Chief Justice of Pakistan in Recognition of the first position.
  • A certificate of appreciation by the Hon'ble Chief Justice Mr. Asif Saeed Khan Khosa, on exceptional performance of Model Courts.
  • Delivered various lectures at Punjab Judicial Academy as resource person on different topics.
  • During posting at Lahore as AD&SJ, got abolished two Courts dealing with criminal cases of different nature.
  • As Member, Punjab Service Tribunal, decided around 2000 appeals.
  • As Judge, Banking Court-Il, Lahore (from February 2014 to November 2014), (9 months) decided around 2700 cases.
  • On a question of law in proceedings U/S 514 Cr.P.C, in case titled “Muhammad Yasin vs. The State", his view that a surety was liable to proceedings for absence of the accused in pre-arrest bail application for his default; on adjourned dates was upheld by the Hon'ble Lahore High Court in Criminal Revision bearing No. 309 of 2005 reported as "PLD 2005 LHR 610" & “NLR 2006 Criminal 322” and the Judgment of the Hon'ble High Court was circulated in the entire Province for guidance of all Judges & Magistrates and the matter was referred to the Rules Making Committee of the Hon'ble Lahore High Court and resultantly, the stipulations of surety bonds were amended and since then the changed format of the surety bond is being produced in courts.
  • His Judgment in appeal titled "Mushtaq Ahmed Ch. & others vs. Punjab Healthcare Commission” delivered on 16.10.2015 as District & Sessions Judge, Toba Tek Singh to the extent that the Punjab Healthcare Commission had no powers of sealing the premises of Healthcare facility was upheld by the Hon’ble Lahore High Court in W.P. No. 32150 of 2015 titled “Punjab Healthcare Commission vs. Mushtaq Ahmed Ch, & other” reported as “PLD 2016 Lahore 237” and consequently, the law was amended by Government of the Punjab and requisite amendment thereafter provided the powers to the commission for sealing of such premises.

 REPORTED JUDGMENTS AS MEMBER, PUNJAB SERVICE TRIBUNAL/D&SJ:

  • PLJ 2017 Tr.C (Services) 152 [Punjab Service Tribunal, Lahore)
  • PLJ 2017 Tr.C (Services) 176 [Punjab Service Tribunal, Lahore]
  • PLJ 2017 Tr.C (Services) 190 [Punjab Service Tribunal, Lahore]
  • PLJ 2017 Tr.C (Services) 197 [Punjab Service Tribunal, Lahore]
  • PLJ 2018 Tr.C(Services)212 [Punjab Service Tribunal, Lahore
  • PLJ 2018 Tr.C. (Services) 219 [Punjab Service Tribunal, Lahore]
  • PLJ 2019 Tr.C (Note) 131 KLR 2019 (L&SC) 131 [Punjab Service Tribunal]
  • 2019 PLC (CS) Note 83
  • PLJ 2018 Tr.C. (Services) 234 & KLR 2018 L&SC 1 [Punjab Service Tribunal]
  • PLJ 2017 Tr.C. (Services) 211
  • 2018 Law Notes 599
  • KLR 2017 L&SC 132
  • KLR 2017 L&SC 139
  • 2017 CLR 784
  • 2017 CLR 792
  • KLR 2020 Labour & Service Cases 84
Sardar Tahir Sabir
Sardar Tahir Sabir

Sardar Tahir Sabir

Former Registrar IHC

Sardar Tahir Sabir


PROFESSIONAL CAREER
• Inducted as Additional District & Sessions Judge in Punjab Judicial Service, Lahore on 20.05.2002
• After induction served in various districts of Punjab as Additional District & Sessions Judge i.e. Lahore, Attock, Wazirabad, Islamabad, Muzaffargarh and Jhelum.
• Served as Additional Registrar/Member Inspection Team in Islamabad High Court in the year 2008-2009.
• Served as Additional Registrar Lahore High Court, Bahawalpur Bench in 2011-2012.
• Promoted as District & Sessions Judge in August 2012.
• Served in eight districts of Punjab as District & Sessions Judge i.e. Bahawalnagar, Chakwal, Sahiwal, Sargodha, Attock, Sheikhupura and Jhelum.
• Served as Member Inspection Team, Lahore High Court in the year 2016.
• Served as District & Sessions Judge/HR District Judiciary Lahore High Court in the year 2018.
• Served as District & Sessions Judge//HR District Judiciary Lahore High Court in the year 2020.
• Also served as Judge, Special Court Customs, Banking Court and Special Court Offences in Banks, Lahore.
• Posted as Registrar, Islamabad High Court-Islamabad, since 30.09.2022.

Mr. Farhan Aziz Khawaja
Mr. Farhan Aziz Khawaja

Mr. Farhan Aziz Khawaja

Former Registrar IHC

Mr. Farhan Aziz Khawaja


Mr. Farhan Aziz Khawaja

Mr. Sajid Baloch
Mr. Sajid Baloch

Mr. Sajid Baloch

Former Registrar IHC

Mr. Sajid Baloch


Mr. Sajid Baloch (PAS) (MA Environment & Development, Kings College London, Electrical Engineer (NED University), NSWC (NDU)), Presently posted as Registrar, Islamabad High Court. Previously served as Financial Advisor/Joint Secretary, Ministry of Finance, as well as Director General, BISP (Benazir Income Support Programme) and Director General DG Basic Education. Served 3 years as Permanent Delegate (DPD) to UNESCO HQs Paris. Former Director Development/Finance/Labour, Islamabad Administration, Former DC Gilgit & Sakardu.

Mr. Nadeem Irshad Kayani
Mr. Nadeem Irshad Kayani

Mr. Nadeem Irshad Kayani

Former Registrar IHC

Mr. Nadeem Irshad Kayani


Raja Jawad Abbas Hassan
Raja Jawad Abbas Hassan

Raja Jawad Abbas Hassan

Former Registrar IHC

Raja Jawad Abbas Hassan


PROFESSIONAL CAREER
• Passed Judicial Civil Services Examination in the Year 1993 and joined as Civil Judge.
• Promoted as Senior Civil Judge in 1999.
• Promoted as Additional District & Sessions Judge in the Year 2000.
• Promoted as District & Sessions Judge in the Year 2007.
• Served as Additional Secretary (BPS-21) in the National Assembly of Pakistan in the Years 2008-2009.
• Appointed as District & Sessions Judge in the Islamabad Judicial Service and posted as District & Sessions, Islamabad from 2011 to 2014.
• Posted as Member Inspection Team along with the additional charge of the post of Director General, Human Rights Cell at the Islamabad High Court, Islamabad from October 2014 till date.
• Posted as Registrar, Islamabad High Court, Islamabad on 09.01.2015 to 10.12.2015 and 23.10.2016 to till date.

JUDICIAL CAREER
• Judicial Magistrate (Quetta, Dera Allah Yar, Mastung) in the Years 1994-2000.
• Senior Civil Judge (Dera Allah Yar) in the Year 2000.
• Additional District Judge (Hub, Quetta, Dera Allah Yar, Panjgoor, Sibi) in the Years 2001-2003.
• Acting Sessions Judge in the Years 2003-2007.
• District & Sessions Judge (Dera Allah Yar) in the Years 2008.
• District & Sessions Judge (Loralai) in the Years 2009-2011
• District & Sessions Judge, Islamabad in the Years 2011-2014.

Mr. Meeran Jan Kakar
Mr. Meeran Jan Kakar

Mr. Meeran Jan Kakar

Former Registrar IHC

Mr. Meeran Jan Kakar


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Mr. Niaz Muhammad Khan
Mr. Niaz Muhammad Khan

Mr. Niaz Muhammad Khan

Former Registrar IHC

Mr. Niaz Muhammad Khan


Mr. Niaz Muhammad Khan hailing form village Ahl, District Mansehra was born on 25th April, 1958. He got his early education from District Mansehra. After doing his LLB, he joined practice as an Advocate at District Bar Mansehra in the year, 1983 and then passed ex-PCS Judicial Examination by obtaining first position in the year, 1988. During his academic career he also got merit scholarships. He also got one year post graduate diploma in Shariah Law from Sharia Academy, International Islamic University, Islamabad. He remained Civil Judge from 1988 to 1994: then he was promoted to as Senior Civil Judge in 1994; Additional District & Session Judge in 2002 and District & Session Judge in 2010. During his service career he remained on different posts including Additional Member Inspection Team and Additional Registrar (Administration), in Peshawar High Court. During his service he was awarded certificate of merit by the Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court in 1993 for outstanding performance as Civil Judge. He was also awarded first position in First Incentive and Reward Policy by the Peshawar High Court in the Year 2003 When he was Additional District & Sessions Judge, Swabi. He also compiled and authored three books under the names Consolidated Inspection Notes of Inspection of Subordinate Courts, 2003, Judicial Esta Code, 2006 and Judicial Esta Code (Revised Enlarged), 2011. He won the certificate of commendation twice granted by Chief Justices of Peshawar High Court in 2006 and 2011 for meritorious services rendered in the compilation of first ever Judicial Esta Code in Pakistan. He is also on the panel of resource persons in Federal Judicial Academy, Islamabad and has been regularly visiting the Federal Judicial Academy for delivering lectures in different capacity building programmes. He also attended many conferences, Workshops, Seminars both in land and abroad. He is appointed as Registrar, Islamabad High Court, Islamabad on 3rd Agust, 2012.

Mr. Attiq ur Rehman
Mr. Attiq ur Rehman

Mr. Attiq ur Rehman

Former Registrar IHC

Mr. Attiq ur Rehman


Mirza Rafi-Uz-Zaman
Mirza Rafi-Uz-Zaman

Mirza Rafi-Uz-Zaman

Former Registrar IHC

Mirza Rafi-Uz-Zaman


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Mr. Sohail Nasir
Mr. Sohail Nasir

Mr. Sohail Nasir

Former Registrar IHC

Mr. Sohail Nasir


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