Supreme Appellate Court Gilgit-Baltistan
{{Short description|Highest court of appeal, Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan}}
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{{Infobox court
| court_name = Supreme Appellate Court Gilgit-Baltistan
| established = {{start date|2009}}
| jurisdiction = Gilgit Baltistan
| location = Principal seat:Gilgit
District registry:Skardu
| authority = Gilgit-Baltistan (Empowerment and Self Governance Order) 2009
| appealsfrom = Gilgit-Baltistan Chief Court
| website = {{url|https://sacgb.gov.pk/}}
| chiefjudgetitle = Chief Justice
| chiefjudgename = Sardar Muhammad Shamim Khan
| termstart = 05 November, 2022
}}
The Supreme Appellate Court Gilgit-Baltistan is the highest court of appeal in the region of Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan. It consists of a chief justice and two other judges.{{cite news |title=Autonomy order for Gilgit, Baltistan signed |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/856300/autonomy-order-for-gilgit-baltistan-signed |access-date=16 October 2024 |work=dawn.com |publisher=Dawn |date=8 September 2009 |language=en}} The court was established in 2009 under Gilgit-Baltistan (Empowerment and Self Governance Order) 2009 and has the similar jurisdiction equal to the Supreme Court of Pakistan.{{cite news |title=Induction of chief judge into GB supreme appellate court opposed |url=https://www.dawn.com/news/1480558 |access-date=16 October 2024 |work=dawn.com |publisher=Dawn |date=6 May 2019 |language=en}} The Permanent Seat of the Court is at Gilgit, but the court also sits from time to time at Skardu Branch Registry.
The appointment of the chairmen and members on 27 September 2005, marked the beginning of the court's operations. Due to changes made to the Northern Areas Governance order of 1994, the court's nomenclature was changed on 15 December to Northern Areas Supreme Appellate Court. Original and appellate jurisdiction were also granted, and the court was given status equal to the Supreme Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Gilgit-Baltistan Empowerment and Self Governance Order 2009, which was published on 9 September, also gave the Supreme Appellate Court the same jurisdiction as the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
Court composition
Under Gilgit-Baltistan Empowerment and Self-Governance Order 2009 Gilgit-Baltistan Supreme Appellate Court was established with a chief justice and two other judges. The chief judge and judges are appointed for a period of three years by the prime minister of Pakistan.{{Cite web |date=4 February 2012 |title=Fresh appointment: Gilgit-Baltistan judicial crisis ends |url=http://tribune.com.pk/story/332173/fresh-appointment-gilgit-baltistan-judicial-crisis-ends |website=The Express Tribune}} There is a fixed number of justices at three and, as of current, there are currently two judges and one chief justice in Supreme Appellate Court Gilgit-Baltistan.
= Chief Justice of GB and justices =
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|+ !Designation !Name !Appointment !Retirement !Court of precedence !Notes |
| Chief Justice
|Sardar Muhammad Shamim Khan |5 November 2022 | | | |
| Judge
|Wazir Shakeel Ahmed |February 1, 2020 |June 30, 2023 |District Courts Skardu | |
| Chief Justice
|Arshad Hussain Shah |May 08, 2019 |2022 | | |
| Judge
|Javed Iqbal |2018 |2019 | | |
| Chief Justice
|Rana Muhammad Shamim |2015 |2018 | | |
| Judge
|Shahbaz Khan |September 20, 2016 | |
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= Former Judges =
== Former Chief Justice ==
- Justice Qazi Ehsanullah Qureshi (2005-2008)
- Justice Muhammad Nawaz Abbasi (2009-2012)
- Justice Rana Muhammad Arshad (2012-2015)
- Justice Rana Muhammad Shamim (2015-2018)
== Former Judges ==
- Justice Altaf Hussain (2005-2008)
- Justice Syed Tahir Ali Shah (2005-2008)
- Justice Syed Jaffar Shah (2009-2012)
- Justice Muhammad Yaqoob Khan (2009-2012)
- Justice Raja Jalal-ud-Din (2013-2016)
- Justice Muzaffar Ali (2013-2016)
Jurisdiction
According to Articles 75, 76, 80, & 92 of the Government of Gilgit-Baltistan Order, 2018, the Supreme Appellate Court has the authority to decide cases in its original, appellate, review, and advisory jurisdictions.
= Original jurisdiction =
Without limiting the provisions of section 86, the Supreme Appellate Court shall have the authority to issue a declaratory order of the kind described in said section if it determines that a matter involving the enforcement of any fundamental right granted by Chapter I of Part II of this Order is one of general public importance. A Bench made up of at least two judges, to be appointed by the Chief Judge, shall hear an application made pursuant to subsection (1{{Cite web |title=Jurisdiction |url=https://sacgb.gov.pk/Jurisdiction.html |access-date=2022-11-13 |website=sacgb.gov.pk}}).
= Review jurisdiction =
Subject to the terms of an Act of the Assembly and any rules made by the Supreme Appellate Court, the Supreme Appellate Court shall have the authority to review any decision made or order issued by it.
= Advisory jurisdiction =
The Supreme Appellate Court of Gilgit-Baltistan may be consulted on any legal issue that the Prime Minister or Governor deems to be of public importance at any time. The prime minister or governor may submit the issue for consideration to the court. The prime minister or, as the case may be, the governor will receive a report from the Gilgit-Baltistan Supreme Appellate Court on any question that has been so referred.{{Cite web |title=Jurisdiction |url=https://sacgb.gov.pk/Jurisdiction.html |access-date=2022-11-13 |website=sacgb.gov.pk}}
See also
References
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://sacgb.gov.pk/intro.html Introduction]
{{Judiciary of Pakistan|state=expanded}}
Category:Judiciary of Gilgit-Baltistan