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

Supreme Court of Pakistan The Supreme Court of Pakistan ( ur, ; ''Adālat-e-Uzma Pākistān'') is the apex court in the judicial hierarchy of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan. Established in accordance to thePart VIIof the Constitution of Pakistan, it has ultimate ...

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 philosophy 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

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, 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 lecturer 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

military courts Military justice (also military law) is the legal system (bodies of law and procedure) that governs the conduct of the active-duty personnel of the armed forces of a country. In some nation-states, civil law and military law are distinct bodies ...

. The bench included Justices

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, Shahid Waheed,

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, and Irfan Saadat Khan.

References

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