Ali Zia Bajwa Explained

Ali Zia Bajwa
Predecessor:Anwaar Hussain
Term Start:16 January 2035
Term End:30 June 2035-->
Predecessor1:Anwaar Hussain
Term Start1:8 January 2035
Term End1:15 January 2035-->
Office2:Justice of the Lahore High Court
Term Start2:7 May 2021
Birth Date:1 July 1973
Nationality: Pakistani

Ali Zia Bajwa (Urdu: {{Nastaliq|علی ضیا باجوہ, born 1 July 1973), serves as a Pakistani jurist and has held the position of Justice at the Lahore High Court since 7 May 2021.

Career

Bajwa assumed the role of additional justice at Lahore High Court (LHC) on 7 May 2021.[1] The confirmation of his appointment as a permanent judge of LHC came from the Judicial Commission of Pakistan, headed by then Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial, on 13 October 2022.[2] He officially took the oath of office as a permanent judge of LHC on 4 November 2022.[3]

Cases

On 24 December 2021, Bajwa issued a significant ruling in the case Ameer Bakhsh v. Additional Sessions Judge. This decision established that a woman who remarries without observing the Iddah after Khul' cannot face prosecution under Section 4 of the Hudud Ordinances. He determined that such a remarriage, without adhering to the Iddah period, does not render the marriage void and, consequently, cannot be considered an offence of Zina.[4]

In his role as an LHC judge, he directed the apprehension of underage drivers following an incident where an unlicensed underage driver, wielding his motor vehicle as a weapon, tragically took the lives of six family members.[5] [6]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Hon'ble Sitting Judges - Lahore High Court. data.lhc.gov.pk. 16 December 2023.
  2. Web site: JCP approves regularisation of 11 LHC judges. October 12, 2022. The Express Tribune.
  3. Web site: Newly confirmed LHC judges take oath. Raiq. Qureshi. November 4, 2022.
  4. Web site: Lahore High Court's landmark judgement protects women from discriminatory prosecution by ex-husband. Durham Asian Law. Journal. May 2, 2022. DU Asian Law Journal.
  5. Web site: LHC orders crackdown to curb driving without license | Pakistan Today. 17 November 2023 .
  6. Web site: Lahore Police Arresting Unlicensed Drivers on LHC orders.