Justice Aalia Neelum: For the first time, a woman judge has taken charge in Pakistan’s Lahore High Court (LHC). Justice Alia Neelam was also sworn in on Thursday. Punjab Governor Salim Haider Khan also congratulated him after administering the oath. Apart from Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz, many officials including judges, lawyers and government officials were present in this ceremony. The Law Ministry of Pakistan had issued a notification approving the appointment of Justice Alia Neelam as the judge of Lahore High Court as per Article 193 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.
Woman judge in Lahore High Court for the first time
According to the report published in Dawn, Justice Neelam was selected third in the seniority list of LHC judges. His swearing-in ceremony was held at Governor Bhavan on Thursday. Earlier in 2018, Justice Saeeda Tahira Safdar has also been appointed Chief Justice of the High Court in Balochistan. In 2021, Justice Ayesha Malik also became the first woman judge to be appointed to the Supreme Court of Pakistan. For the first time in the history of Pakistan, a woman is taking oath as a judge in the Lahore High Court.
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CJ Neelam has more than 2 decades of experience. He obtained LLB degree from Punjab University, Lahore in 1995 and later from the same institution
Earned a master’s degree in political science. ââCJ Neelam holds a Bachelor’s degree in Education along with a Diploma in Sharia Law, Advanced Sharia Law from Islamic University of Islamabad and Intellectual Property Rights from Punjab University. Justice Neelam started her legal career as an advocate at the Punjab Bar Council in 1996. Soon established himself in constitutional law, white-collar crime, civil, criminal and anti-terrorism law and banking law. He was enrolled as an advocate in the Supreme Court of Pakistan in 2008. In 2013, he was appointed as an additional judge of Lahore High Court.
