Aminuddin Khan (; born 1 December 1960) is a Pakistani jurist who has been justice of

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since 22 October 2019. He served on the

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from 12 May 2011 to 22 October 2019.

Early life and education

Khan was born in 1960 in

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. He received his early education from Kinder Garten Muslim School and Government Muslim High School, Multan. He received a

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in 1981, an

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from University Law College, Multan in 1984, and a

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. In 1977, Khan represented Pakistan as a Boy Scout at the Asian Jamboree in Iran and received recognition from the

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Career

His legal career began under his father's tutelage, gaining a license to practice in

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s in 1985. He became an advocate of the

in 1987 and an advocate of the

in 2001. His practice mainly focused on civil law, particularly property, pre-emption, and inheritance cases. His judicial career started with his appointment to the bench of the Lahore High Court in 2011. As a judge, Khan was involved in the adjudication of numerous civil cases, with many of his judgments upheld by the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Khan also served as an examiner and

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in law at the University Law College, Multan, and was a member of the syndicate of various universities, including the

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. A

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bench consisting of six members, led by Justice Aminuddin Khan, presided over the intra-court appeals concerning the trials of civilians in

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. The bench included Justices Muhammad Ali Mazhar,

Hasan Azhar Rizvi Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi (; born 02 Feb 1962) is a Pakistani jurist currently serving in Supreme Court of Pakistan as s judge since 11 November 2022 and also has been Justice of the Sindh High Court The High Court of Sindh () ( Sindhi: سن ...

, Shahid Waheed, Musarrat Hilali, and Irfan Saadat Khan. On 5 November, 2024 the

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(JCP) in a 7-5 decision ordered the formation of the Supreme Court's Constitutional Bench, with Justice Aminuddin Khan as presiding judge.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Khan, Aminuddin 1960 births Living people Judges of the Lahore High Court Justices of the Supreme Court of Pakistan