Dost Muhammad Khan ( ) (born 20 March 1953) is a Pakistani jurist who remained a senior justice of the

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from 1 February 2014 to 20 March 2018. Previously, he served as Chief Justice of the

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from 17 November 2011 to 31 January 2014. He refused to take oath under the Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO) 3 November 2007 and rejected many offers. As Chief Justice of

and justice at the Supreme Court, Justice D.M. Khan's judicial interpretation has been described as

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and

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leanings when he delivered several major judgments: terming

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as "

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" and ordering the government to raise the issue at the UN; a lifelong disqualification of former president

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from contesting elections; declaring fuel adjustment charges illegal; taking ''suo motu'' notice of women being barred from voting and ordering missing persons be shifted to internment centers. His other achievements include establishment of an alternative dispute resolution (ADR) System, an online complaint system and mobile courts. On 5 June 2018, Dost Muhammad Khan was appointed as caretaker

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and he assumed office on 6 June 2018.

Early life and education

Khan was born on 20 March 1953 in

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. He received his early education from Government High School No. 1, Bannu. He graduated from the Government Post Graduate College, Bannu in 1974 and obtained law degree from Government Sindh Muslim Law College,

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in 1976. In June 2008, he attended the Course "on Reducing Delay in Justice, Administration of Justice and Court Management" held by RIPA International,

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. He also attended Conference at Washington-DC on sharing of Judicial Experience on Intellectual Property Rights & International Commercial Arbitration held in October–November 2010.

Professional career

Khan began his career as a lawyer in 1976 and served in lower and high courts as well as the

. He remained President of District Bar Association, Bannu from 1986–87 and President of Peshawar High Court Bar Association D.I. Khan Bench from 1999-2000.

Judicial career

Khan was appointed as additional judge on 10 September 2002. He was elevated as permanent Judge of the

on 10 September 2003 and took oath as Chief Justice of the Peshawar High Court on 17 November 2011, where he served for two years and two months, before being elevated to the

on 31 January 2014. During his tenure as Chief Justice of

, he delivered several major judgments including; terming drone strikes ‘

’, a lifelong disqualification of former president

from contesting elections; declaring fuel adjustment charges illegal; taking suo motu notice of women being barred from voting and ordering missing persons be shifted to internment centers.

Achievements

Khan took initiatives for the provision of "speedy justice". Mobile courts were established to resolve petty civil disputes and criminal cases at the earliest and at the involved parties’ doorsteps. Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) center was established at the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Judicial Academy for criminal and civil cases pending in courts. The E-citizens Grievances Redressal System was introduced at the PHC’s

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Directorate on 13 January 2014 to enable citizens to file their complaints without having to visit the PHC.

References

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Early life and education

Professional career

Judicial career

Achievements

See also

References