Chief Justice, Lahore High Court

MR MR. JUSTICE MANZOOR AHMAD MALIK, CHIEF JUSTICE, LAHORE HIGH COURT Mr. Justice Manzoor Ahmad Malik was elevated to the Bench of the Lahore High Court on 15-9-2009. He had been a practising Advocate at the Supreme Court of Pakistan and High Courts since 2001 and 1989, respectively. His area of practice was mainly criminal law. In the year 2005 Mr. Justice Manzoor Ahmad Malik, founded Free Legal Aid Society for Helpless (FLASH) and remained its elected President till his elevation to the Bench. He remained Chairman Election Board, for conducting elections of Lahore High Court Bar Association, for five consecutive years (2005 to 2009). He was Member, Administration Committee of Lahore High Court (since 2011), Administrative Judge of Anti-Terrorism and Banking Courts in the Punjab and Environmental Tribunal (since 2012), Chairman Enrolment Committee for issuance of Fitness Certificates to the Advocates for enrolment as an Advocate of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, Inspection Judge of Districts Gujranwala and Sahiwal, Chairman Rule Committee (High Court Rules and Orders) of Lahore High Court, Member, Graduate Studies (LL.M) Committee of University Law College, University of the Punjab and Member Syndicate, Government College University, Lahore. Mr. Justice Manzoor Ahmad Malik has also participated in numerous National/International judicial conferences which include two foreign trips on "Training in International Law--Meeting International Human Rights Standards in Criminal Proceedings" in Netherlands (Holland) organized by Asia Foundation and The Hague Forum for Judicial Expertise (18-25 April, 2012) and "Visit to the UK to discuss protecting witnesses and court security in terrorism cases" invited by the Senior Presiding Judge for England and Wales The Rt. Hon. Lord Justice Gross, Royal Courts of Justice, Strand London (23-29 March, 2014). He was elevated as the Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court on 30th of March, 2015.