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Sardar Tariq Masood (Urdu: سردار طارق مسعود; born 11 March 1959) is a former Pakistani jurist who served as the acting Chief Justice and the senior Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, he retired from office on 10 March 2024.

He remained a Judge of the Lahore High Court before being elevated to the Supreme Court. He retired as the senior most Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.

Justice Sardar is an ad-hoc Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, he assumed office on 29 July 2024 for a period of one year.

Early life and education

In the Tehsil Kallar Syedan Rawalpindi District's village of Saroha, he was born into a noble family. After earning his legal degree, Sardar began practicing law in the Rawalpindi District in 1985. In 1987, he was admitted as an advocate to the High Court.

Career

Justice Tariq began practicing law in the Rawalpindi District in 1985 and was admitted as an Advocate of the High Court in 1987. In 2008, he was promoted to Advocate of the Supreme Court. He continued to serve as President of the District Bar Association of Rawalpindi. Since joining the Lahore High Court in September 2009, Sardar has contributed to numerous published judgements and taken on a variety of administrative duties.

Sardar previously served as Inspection Judge for the Districts of Khanewal, Vehari, Pakpattan, and Hafizabad. A member of the Lahore High Court's administration committee, and judge in the consumer protection courts, drug courts, and labor courts.

On 18 July 2024, his name was considered by the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) for an appointment as an ad-hoc judge of the Supreme Court. His name was approved by the JCP in a 8-1 vote.

References

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3. "Ministry of Law and Justice". molaw.gov.pk. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
4. "Justice Tariq Masood recuses himself from hearing pleas seeking probe into US cypher". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2023-04-08.
5. "JCP 'approves' appointment of two ad hoc judges to Supreme Court amid criticism". www.geo.tv. Retrieved 2024-07-19.
6. News Desk (2024-07-29). "Justices Sardar Tariq Masood, Mazhar Alam Miankhel sworn in as ad hoc judges of Supreme Court". The Express Tribune. Retrieved 2024-07-29.
7. Bol News (2022-11-17). "Sardar Tariq Masood". www.bolnews.com.
8. Former Judges (8 April 2023). "Former Judges Lahore High Couurt". data.lhc.gov.pk.
9. Iqbal, Nasir (2024-07-16). "SC mulling appointment of retired judges to clear backlog". DAWN.COM. Retrieved 2024-07-16.
10. "JCP okays appointment of two ad-hoc judges to SC". ARY NEWS. 2024-07-19. Retrieved 2024-07-19.

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