Justice Muhammad Nawaz Bhatti (August 1948 – 10 July 2006) who hailed from Sangla Hill area of Sheikhupura district was a Pakistani judge and lawyer. He was a judge of Lahore High Court, Lahore, (Punjab) Pakistan and a well known criminal lawyer and law officer representing the governments of Punjab and Pakistan.
He was appointed as an Additional Advocate General Punjab in 1998–1999[1] earlier he also served as an Assistant Advocate General Punjab twice in 1993 and 1997. He was appointed as Deputy Attorney General of Pakistan[2] from 2000 to 2004, when he was sworn in as a judge of the Lahore High Court in Multan on January 12, 2004.[3]
He died in a plane crash near Multan Airport on 10 July 2006, while he was serving as judge.[4][5] The plane burst into flames shortly after takeoff and landed in a wheat field three kilometres from the airport.[6] His funeral was attended by hundreds including his fellow judges. He was buried in Sangla Hill.[7] His son Amir Nawaz Bhatti is also a practicing lawyer and member of Lahore High Court Bar Association, Lahore.
References edit
- ^ The All Pakistan Legal Decisions, Volume 52, Issue 3, Abdul Hamid, Mohammad Ashraf, 2000, page 24
- ^ Pakistan Labour Cases, Volume 44, Issues 5-8, Malik Muhammas Saeed, 2003, pge 708
- ^ "Former Hon'ble Judge's". sys.lhc.gov.pk. Archived from the original on March 17, 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
- ^ "2006 Fokker crash SHO told to submit report about registration of case". dawn.com. June 18, 2015. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
- ^ "LHC stopped from moving against judge's family". dawn.com. August 2, 2007. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
- ^ "Families denied accurate compensation". tribune.com.pk. September 5, 2010. Retrieved August 23, 2015.
- ^ "Multan shut to mourn plane crash victims". daily times.com.pk. July 12, 2006. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved August 23, 2015.