Ali Zia Bajwa (Urdu: 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.
Ali Zia Bajwa | |
|---|---|
| علی ضیا باجوہ | |
| Justice of the Lahore High Court | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1 July 1973 |
| Nationality |  Pakistani |
Career
editBajwa 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
editOn 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]
References
edit- ^ "Hon'ble Sitting Judges - Lahore High Court". data.lhc.gov.pk. Retrieved 16 December 2023.
- ^ "JCP approves regularisation of 11 LHC judges". The Express Tribune. October 12, 2022.
- ^ Qureshi, Raiq (November 4, 2022). "Newly confirmed LHC judges take oath".
- ^ Journal, Durham Asian Law (May 2, 2022). "Lahore High Court's landmark judgement protects women from discriminatory prosecution by ex-husband". DU Asian Law Journal.
- ^ "LHC orders crackdown to curb driving without license | Pakistan Today". 17 November 2023.
- ^ "Lahore Police Arresting Unlicensed Drivers on LHC orders".