Chief Justice of High Court and Shariat Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir

MR MR. JUSTICE M. TABASSUM AFTAB ALVI, CHIEF JUSTICE OF HIGH COURT AND SHARIAT COURT OF AZAD JAMMU AND KASHMIR Mr. Justice M. Tabbasum Aftab Alvi, was born on February 20th, 1958 at village Sanghar Rawali, of District Bagh. He did his Matriculation from Government High School Mohri Furman Shah in 1975. He passed B.A. examination in 1980, from Punjab University, Lahore and acquired degree of LL.B. from University of Karachi, in the year 1983. He did his master of Law (LL.M.) from the University of Karachi, in 1988. He joined office of senior Advocate of Supreme Court of Pakistan practicing at Karachi, Mr. S.S. Sheikh in 1983. He was admitted on the role of Sindh Bar Council, on May 22nd 1984. After enrolment, he joined the office of Mr. Usman Ghani Rashed, former Advocate-General Sindh in December, 1984. He was enrolled as an Advocate of the High Court of Sindh, on June 19th, 1986. He shifted to Muzaffarabad Azad Jammu and Kashmir in 1988. He was enrolled as an Advocate of the High Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir on April, 11th, 1988. He was enrolled as an Advocate of the Supreme Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir, on September 1st, 1988. He was also enrolled as an Advocate of the Lahore High Court on the role of Punjab Bar Council, on January, 28th, 2003. He joined Kashmir Law College, as Honorary part time Professor on January 1st, 1989 and taught in the said College for about 14 years. He had also taught in the University Law College Muzaffarabad, from the years 2002 to 2004. He remained Finance Secretary of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Supreme Court Bar Association, for several times. He was also elected for three terms as Secretary General of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Supreme Court Bar Association since February, 16th, 2002 to May 5th, 2006. He is lifetime member of Lahore High Court, Rawalpindi Bench, and Punjab Bar Council. He is also lifetime member of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Bar Council and Member of Central Bar Association, Muzaffarabad. He practiced for about 23 years in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir High Court and Supreme Court, mostly on constitutional side and in service matters besides conducting numerous cases in criminal and civil matters. Approximately 400 cases conducted by him in the Azad Jammu and Kashmir Service Tribunal, High Court, Shariat Court and Supreme Court have been reported in different law journals of Pakistan. On a number of occasions, he was invited by the High Court and the Supreme Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir to assist as an amicus cruriae. He also served as Member Labour Appellate Tribunal. He was Chairman Board of Governors of Azad Jammu and Kashmir Press Foundation, Chairman Azad Jammu and Kashmir Subordinate Judiciary Service Tribunal. He was elevated to Bench on February 24th, 2011 and took oath on Febraury 25th, 2011. He was granted Additional Charge of Judge, Shariat Court in 2015. He was elevated as Chief Justice of the High Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir on 3rd April, 2017 and Chief Justice of the Shariat Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir on 5th April, 2017 and took oath on 5th April, 2017.