Balochistan High Court
عدالتِ عالیہ بلوچستان
A corner view of the Balochistan High Court building
Established	1 December 1976; 48 years ago (1976-12-01)
Jurisdiction	Balochistan
Location	Principal Seat: Quetta Circuit Benches: Sibi & Turbat
Composition method	Appointment by President on Judicial Commission recommendation.
Authorised by	Constitution of Pakistan
Appeals to	Supreme Court of Pakistan
Appeals from	District Courts of Balochistan
Judge term length	Till 62 years of age
Number of positions	15
Website	bhc.gov.pk
Chief Judge
Currently	Justice Muhammad Hashim Kakar
Since	11 March 2024

The Balochistan High Court (Urdu: عدالتِ عالیہ بلوچستان) is the highest judicial institution of Balochistan, Pakistan. The court is formally known as the High Court of Balochistan. It is situated in the provincial capital, Quetta.

Mir Ali Dost Bugti was the first judge of the Balochistan High Court. Justice Muhammad Hashim Kakar is the current Chief Justice, having taken charge on 11 March 2024.^[1]

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The Balochistan Bar Council is a statutory & deliberative assembly of lawyers in Balochistan for safeguarding the rights, interests, and privileges of practicing lawyers within Balochistan province, Pakistan. The Council also regulates the conduct of lawyers and helps in the administration of justice. It has been constituted by Section 3(ii) of the Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Act, 1973 of the constitution of Pakistan. All lower court and High Court lawyers within Balochistan are licensed with this council. The Balochistan Bar Council consists of a Vice Chairman, & Chairman Executive Committee, both elected by Members of the Balochistan Bar Council each year and these Members are elected by the advocates from four (04) Groups of different constituencies across Balochistan Province. Members serve a term of five years, beginning on January 1, with elections held each November to fill seats of those whose terms will expire in the following January. The Advocate General of Balochistan acts as ex-officio Chairman of the Balochistan Bar Council.

The Balochistan High Court is headed by a Chief Justice. The bench consists of Justices and additional judges. The retirement age of the Chief Justice and the Justices is 62 years. The Additional Judges are initially appointed for one year. After that, their services could either be extended or they could be confirmed or they are retired.

The High Court of Balochistan is currently made up of the following Justices (in order of seniority).^[2] In January 2018, the President of Pakistan increased the number of judges from eleven to fifteen.^[3][4]

• Khuda Bakhsh Marri: Did not take oath under the Provisional Constitutional Order, being the chief justice
• Zakaullah Lodhi: Took oath under PCO to become the chief justice
• Abdul Qadeer Chaudhri Took oath under PCO (on requests of fellow lawmakers and jurists)
• Mir Hazar Khan Khoso Took oath under PCO
• M.A. Rasheed also did not take oath under PCO

• Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry Took oath under PCO, was chief justice
• Javed Iqbal Took oath under PCO
• Raja Fayaz Ahmed Took oath under PCO
• Amanullah Khan Yasinzai Took oath under PCO
• Fazal ur Rehman Took oath under PCO

• Amanullah Khan Yasinzai took oath under PCO, was chief justice
• Ahmed Khan Lashari took oath under PCO
• Akhtar Zaman Malghani took oath under PCO
• Nadir Khan Durani took oath under PCO
• Mehta Kelash Nath took oath under PCO

• Khuda Bakhsh Marri 21-10-1970 25-03-1981
• Abdul Hayee Qureshi 07-02-1972 23-07-1978
• Mushtak Ali Kazi 18-09-1973 to 20-12-1979
• M.A Rasheed 08-10-1977 18-09-1978
• Zakaullah Lodhi 01-12-1976 19-10-1984
• Mir Hazar Khan Khoso 20-06-1977 29-09-1991
• Abdul Qadeer Chaudhary 20-06-1977 13-12-1989
• Muhammad Jaffar Naim 14-05-1981 23-02-1985
• Muftikhar-ud-Din 22-05-1982 09-03-1990
• Ajmal Mian 17-03-1980 29-03-1987
• Munawar Ahmed Mirza 31-03-1985 16-11-1996
• Nazir Ahmed Bhatti 03-04-1985 07-09-1987
• Amir-ul-Mulk Mengal 26-03-1986 22-04-1999
• Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary 06-04-1990 04-02-2000

• Muhammad Nawaz Marri 07-03-1996 07-01-2000
• Javed Iqbal 07-03-1996 28-04-2000
• Raja Fayyaz Ahmed 27-01-1997 14-09-2005
• Amanullah Khan 27-01-1997 5-08-2009
• Fazal-ur-Rahman 21.06.1999 12-04-2005
• Ahmed Khan Lashari 06-09-2000 5-08-2009
• Tariq Mehmood 06-09-2000 16-04-2002
• Akhtar Zaman 05-09-2002 5-08-2009
• Nadir Khan 05-09-2002 5-08-2009
• Kelash Nath 26-11-2004 5-08-2009

• Balochistan Judicial Academy
• Balochistan Bar Council
• Sindh High Court
• Lahore High Court
• Peshawer High Court
• Islamabad High Court
• Supreme Court of Pakistan

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