Muhammad Nawaz Bhatti

Justice Muhammad Nawaz Bhatti (August 1948– 10 July 2006) was a Sheikhupura and Sangla Hill-based Pakistani judge and lawyer. He was a Judge of Lahore High Court, Lahore, (Punjab) Pakistan and well known criminal lawyer and law officer representing the governments of Punjab and Pakistan.

He was the Secretary of Agriculture in the 1980s and 1990s.[1][2] He was appointed as an Additional Advocate General Punjab in 1998/1999[3] and served as an Assistant Advocate General Punjab twice in 1993 and 1997. He served as Additional Advocate General Lahore High Court and Deputy Attorney General of Pakistan[4] from 2000 to 2004, when he was sworn as a Judge of the Lahore High Court in Multan on January 12, 2004.[5]

He died in a plane crash near Multan Airport on 10 July 2006, while he was serving as Judge.[6][7] The plane burst into flames shortly after takeff and landed in a wheat field three kilometres from the airport.[8] His funeral was attended by hundreds including his fellow judge's and he was buried in Sangla Hill.[9]

References

  1. ↑ Accessions List, South Asia, Volume 6, Issues 7-12, E. G. Smith, Library of Congress New Delhi, 1986, page 1086
  2. ↑ Journal of Agricultural Research, Volume 30, Issues 1-2, 1992, page 152
  3. ↑ The All Pakistan Legal Decisions, Volume 52, Issue 3, Abdul Hamid, Mohammad Ashraf, 2000, page 24
  4. ↑ Pakistan Labour Cases, Volume 44, Issues 5-8, Malik Muhammas Saeed, 2003, pge 708
  5. ↑ "Former Hon'ble Judge's". sys.lhc.gov.pk. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
  6. ↑ "2006 Fokker crash SHO told to submit report about registration of case". dawn.com. June 18, 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
  7. ↑ "LHC stopped from moving against judge's family". dawn.com. August 2, 2007. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Families denied accurate compensation". tribune.com.pk. September 5, 2010. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Multan shut to mourn plane crash victims". daily times.com.pk. July 12, 2006. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
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