Sayed Zahid Hussain
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Mr Justice Sayed Zahid Hussain is a judge of Supreme Court of Pakistan
and a former Chief Justice of Lahore High Court.
He is a Life Member of Lahore Bar Association, Lahore High Court Bar Association and Pakistan Supreme Court Bar Association.
Syed Zahid Hussain mostly practised on constitutional, and civil sides of law. He also had been a visiting lecturer for some time in the Punjab Law College and City Law College. Mr. Hussain was legal advisor for various organisations, including Associated Press of Pakistan (APP). He was a member of Zafar Law Associates, a Law Firm established by Mr. S.M.Zafar, a former Law Minister. He also contributed in the preparation of celebrated book titled “Understanding Statutes”, The Cannons of construction (1997).
He had also been remained a company judge at the LHC, member committee for revision of High Court, member election tribunal, member LHC administration committee, chairman enrolment committee of the Punjab Bar Council and member of the Committee for Recruitment of additional District and Sessions Judges.
Justice Syed Zahid Hussain was appointed as judge of the Lahore High Court on 21 May 1998 and was confirmed on 19 May 1999.
Justice Syed Zahid Hussain was made Chief Justice
of the Lahore High Court
on retirement of Justice Iftikhar Hussain Chaudhry, who retired on 31 December 2007. Justice Zahid was the 37th chief justice of LHC since its inception in 1866.
He was elevated to Supreme Court of Pakistan
on 12 April 2009 and took oath on 13 April 2009
1999 as a sitting judge of Lahore High Court.
, Justice Javed Iqbal
, Justice Mian Shakirullah Jan
, Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk
, Justice Raja Muhammad Fayyaz Ahmad
, and Justice Ghulam Rabbani
, issued an order that declared the declaration of emergency as illegal and prohibited all judges to take oath on any PCO.
Justice Syed Zahid Hussain took oath on Provisional Constitutional Order
2007 as a sitting judge of Lahore High Court. He was among 13 out of 31 sitting judges of Lahore High Court who took oath on PCO. Along with him Nasim Sikandar, Mohammad Khalid Alvi, Sakhi Hussain Bokhari, Muhammad Bilal Khan
, Mohammad Muzammal Khan, Syed Shabbar Raza Rizvi, Hamid Ali Shah, Tariq Shamim, Syed Asghar Haider, Hasnat Ahmad Khan and Justice Fazl-e-Miran Chohan as well as then Chief Justice of Lahore High Court Iftikhar Hussain Chaudhry took oath on PCO 2007. As on 19 April 2009, the PCO has not been given protection by any constitutional amendment. In the past all PCO were at a later point given constitutional protection.
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 Lahore High Court.
Life
Sayed Zahid Hussain was born on 15 December 1949 in village Chak Qazian of district Narowal. He acquired primary education from the village school and matriculation from G.D. Islamia High School Meingri. He obtained his LL.B degree from Punjab University.Professional career
Syed Zahid Hussain enrolled as an advocate on 22 September 1972. He enrolled as advocate of High court of Lahore on 22 May 1975 and as advocate of Supreme Court of Pakistan on 21 June 1986. He also enrolled as advocate of Supreme court of Azad Jammu & Kashmir on 11 October 1997.He is a Life Member of Lahore Bar Association, Lahore High Court Bar Association and Pakistan Supreme Court Bar Association.
Syed Zahid Hussain mostly practised on constitutional, and civil sides of law. He also had been a visiting lecturer for some time in the Punjab Law College and City Law College. Mr. Hussain was legal advisor for various organisations, including Associated Press of Pakistan (APP). He was a member of Zafar Law Associates, a Law Firm established by Mr. S.M.Zafar, a former Law Minister. He also contributed in the preparation of celebrated book titled “Understanding Statutes”, The Cannons of construction (1997).
He had also been remained a company judge at the LHC, member committee for revision of High Court, member election tribunal, member LHC administration committee, chairman enrolment committee of the Punjab Bar Council and member of the Committee for Recruitment of additional District and Sessions Judges.
Justice Syed Zahid Hussain was appointed as judge of the Lahore High Court on 21 May 1998 and was confirmed on 19 May 1999.
Justice Syed Zahid Hussain was made Chief Justice
Chief Justice
The Chief Justice in many countries is the name for the presiding member of a Supreme Court in Commonwealth or other countries with an Anglo-Saxon justice system based on English common law, such as the Supreme Court of Canada, the Constitutional Court of South Africa, the Court of Final Appeal of...
of the Lahore High Court
Lahore High Court
The Lahore High Court is based in Lahore, Punjab, Pakistan. It was established as a high court on March 21, 1919. The Lahore High Court has jurisdiction over Punjab...
on retirement of Justice Iftikhar Hussain Chaudhry, who retired on 31 December 2007. Justice Zahid was the 37th chief justice of LHC since its inception in 1866.
He was elevated to Supreme Court of Pakistan
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...
on 12 April 2009 and took oath on 13 April 2009
PCO Oath 1999
Justice Syed Zahid Hussain took oath on Provisional Constitutional OrderProvisional Constitutional Order
A Provisional Constitutional Order, or PCO, is an extra-constitutional order that suspends either wholly or partially the Constitution of Pakistan...
1999 as a sitting judge of Lahore High Court.
PCO oath 2007
On 3 November 2007 Chief of Amry Staff in Pakistan declared emergency and issued a Provisional Constitutional Order. A seven member panel of Supreme Court of Pakistan, headed by Chief Justice Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry and consisting of Justice Rana BhagwandasRana 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...
, Justice 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...
, 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:...
, Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk
Nasir-ul-Mulk
Justice Nasir- ul-Mulk is a justice of Supreme Court of Pakistan and a former Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court.-Early life:Nasir ul Mulk was born on August 17, 1950 in Swat, Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa .-Edcuation and Training:...
, Justice Raja Muhammad Fayyaz Ahmad
Raja Muhammad Fayyaz Ahmad
Justice Raja Muhammad Fayyaz Ahmad is a judge in Supreme Court of Pakistan and is a former Chief Justice of High Court of Balochistan.-Early life:...
, and Justice Ghulam Rabbani
Ghulam Rabbani
Ghulam Rabbani may refer to:* Abdul Al-Rahim Ghulam Rabbani, Pakistani citizen held by the US military at the Guantanamo camps in Cuba* Mohammed Ahmad Ghulam Rabbani, Pakistani citizen held by the US military at the Guantanamo camps in Cuba...
, issued an order that declared the declaration of emergency as illegal and prohibited all judges to take oath on any PCO.
Justice Syed Zahid Hussain took 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...
2007 as a sitting judge of Lahore High Court. He was among 13 out of 31 sitting judges of Lahore High Court who took oath on PCO. Along with him Nasim Sikandar, Mohammad Khalid Alvi, Sakhi Hussain Bokhari, Muhammad Bilal Khan
Muhammad Bilal Khan
Muhammad Bilal Khan is a Justice in the Lahore High Court in Pakistan.-Career:Khan was a practicing lawyer before the Supreme Court of Pakistan and the High Court. He has also served as an additional Advocate General of Punjab for almost four years....
, Mohammad Muzammal Khan, Syed Shabbar Raza Rizvi, Hamid Ali Shah, Tariq Shamim, Syed Asghar Haider, Hasnat Ahmad Khan and Justice Fazl-e-Miran Chohan as well as then Chief Justice of Lahore High Court Iftikhar Hussain Chaudhry took oath on PCO 2007. As on 19 April 2009, the PCO has not been given protection by any constitutional amendment. In the past all PCO were at a later point given constitutional protection.