Mian Shakirullah Jan
| Mian Shakirullah Jan میاں شاکر اللہ جان |
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| Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan | |
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In office 29 July 2004 – 17 August 2012 |
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| Chief Justice Peshawar High Court | |
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In office 10 January 2002 – 28 July 2004 |
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| Nominated by | Mohammad Rafiq Tarar |
| Preceded by | Sardar Muhammad Raza Khan |
| Succeeded by | Nasir-ul-Mulk |
| Justice Peshawar High Court | |
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In office 13 December 1993 – 9 January 2002 |
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| Personal details | |
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18 August 1947 Pakistan |
| Nationality | Pakistani |
Justice Mian Sakirullah Jan (Urdu: میاں شاکر اللہ جان) is a justice in Supreme Court of Pakistan and a former Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court.
Justice Jan was born on 18 August 1947.
Mian Shakirullah Jan graduated from Islamia College, Peshawar. He obtained Law degree from the Khyber Law College, Peshawar University in 1972.
Mian Shakirullah Jan enrolled as advocate of Lower court in 1973 and of High Court in 1975. He enrolled as advocate of Supreme Court in 1980.
He was appointed Additional Advocate General, NWFP in July 1993.
Justice Mian Shakirullah Jan was elevated as Additional Judge of Peshawar High Court on 13 December 1993.
On 28 April 2000 he was appointed as Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court.
He was elevated to the bench of Supreme Court of Pakistan 29 July 2004.
Justice Mian Shakirullah Jan has been:
On 3 November 2007 Chief of Army Staff in Pakistan declared an emergency and issued a Provisional Constitutional Order. A seven-member panel of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry and consisting of Justice Rana Bhagwandas, Justice Javed Iqbal, Justice Mian Shakirullah Jan, Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk, Justice Raja Muhammad Fayyaz Ahmad, and Justice Ghulam Rabbani, issued an order that declared the declaration of emergency as illegal and prohibited all judges to take oath on any PCO.
Justice Jan refused to take oath on PCO. As the consequence of it, on 4 December 2007, he was declared to be no longer a justice of the court and declared to be considered as retired with effect from 3 November 2007 without any retirement benefits.
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