Ali Zia Bajwa

Bajwa assumed the role of additional justice at Lahore High Court (LHC) on 7 May 2021.^[1] The confirmation of his appointment as a permanent judge of LHC came from the Judicial Commission of Pakistan, headed by then Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial, on 13 October 2022.^[2] He officially took the oath of office as a permanent judge of LHC on 4 November 2022.^[3]

On 24 December 2021, Bajwa issued a significant ruling in the case Ameer Bakhsh v. Additional Sessions Judge. This decision established that a woman who remarries without observing the Iddah after Khul' cannot face prosecution under Section 4 of the Hudud Ordinances. He determined that such a remarriage, without adhering to the Iddah period, does not render the marriage void and, consequently, cannot be considered an offence of Zina.^[4]

In his role as an LHC judge, he directed the apprehension of underage drivers following an incident where an unlicensed underage driver, wielding his motor vehicle as a weapon, tragically took the lives of six family members.^[5][6]