Chief justice for a day
Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa Governor Haji Ghulam Ali administers an oath to Justice Ghulam Rooh Ul Amin Khan as Chief Justice Peshawar High Court in Peshawar. PHOTO: NNI
Justice Roohul Amin Khan on Friday became the chief justice of Peshawar High Court (PHC) for one day as he took oath on Friday as acting chief justice and surprisingly retired the same day.
In this connection, a full court reference was held in his honour in which Senior Judge Justice Musarrat Hilali, advocate general, additional attorney general, bar presidents and senior lawyers participated.
Addressing the full court reference, Roohul Amin Khan said as a judge, he tried his best to deliver justice.
“I am grateful to the lawyers who showed me respect during my service,” he said, adding that the role of lawyers in the restoration of the judiciary was prominent and that a strong judiciary requires a strong bar. Equipping the judiciary with modern facilities was the need of the hour, he stressed.
“I have tried to provide basic facilities to the prisoners, including virtual courts,” he noted, adding that he had provided biometric and other basic facilities for inmates in different jails.
The prisoners were connected to the courts through video link, he added.
The acting chief justice said the law was a vast discipline and emphasised that legal education was very important in this connection.
Published in The Express Tribune, April 1st, 2023.