Judge Supreme Court of Pakistan

MR MR. JUSTICE UMAR ATA BANDIAL, JUDGE, SUPREME COURT OF PAKISTAN ------ Justice Umar Ata Bandial was born on 17-9-1958 at Lahore. He received his elementary and secondary education at different schools in Kohat, Rawalpindi, Peshawar and Lahore. He got his Senior Cambridge certificate in the year 1973 from St. Mary's Academy, Rawalpindi and High Senior Cambridge certificate from Aitchison College in the year, 1975. He secured his B.A. (Economics) degree from Columbia University, USA in the year 1979 followed by a Law Tripos degree from Cambridge University, U.K. in 1981. In 1982 he also qualified as Barrister-at-Law from Lincoln's Inn London and enrolled as an Advocate of the Lahore High Court in 1982. Some years later, he was enrolled as an Advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Justice Umar Ata Bandial was elevated to the High Court bench, on 4-12-2004. He declined oath under PCO in November, 2007 but was restored as a Judge of the Lahore High Court as a result of the lawyers and civil society movement for restoration of the Judiciary and constitutional rule in the country. Justice Umar Ata Bandial took oath of Office of the Judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan on 17-6-2014.