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Malik Akhtar Javaid

M.A. (English Literature), LL.B (Punjab) LL.M (USA), Advocate Supreme Court of Pakistan

Malik Akhtar Javaid did his M.A. in English Literature from Government College University, Lahore, LL.B from University of the Punjab, Lahore and LL.M from USA. He successfully cleared his CSS examinations and was also selected by the Punjab Public Service Commission for Lectureship in English. He was also selected for commission as a Captain in the Education Corps of the Pakistan Army but preferred to join the Legal Profession. He worked as a Consultant with United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Project on Planning and Budgeting in the North West Frontier Province in 2003. He also wrote a Book Review on “Humane Governance for Human Security and Sustainable Human Development”. He has also drafted a Report on Mountain Area Conservancy Project for the UNDP. He has remained the Chairman of the Youth Conference organized by the Rotary Club in 1999, President of the English Literary Council, Government College, Lahore and was the winner of the Feroz-ud-Din Creative Essay Writing Competition in 1998. He led a Lawyers’ Delegation to India and held meetings with the Indian Lawyers at Supreme Court Bar Association of India at Delhi, Fatehpur Sikri, Agra, Ajmer and Jaipur regarding the new emerging demands in the legal profession. He also headed the Lahore Chapter during his meetings with Raja of Jodhpur in India, pertaining to the normalization of relationships between India & Pakistan, which was an offshoot of the track two diplomacy strategy formulated by the Govt. of Pakistan.

He has served as Additional Advocate General Punjab, acting Advocate General Punjab and Secretary of the Law & Parliamentary Affairs Department of the Government of Punjab. He has worked as Senior Associate/Consultant in a Corporate Law Firm “Walker Martineau Saleem” for seven consecutive years as Head of Banking and Corporate Wing. He had been appearing on behalf of Allied Bank of Pakistan, United Bank of Pakistan, Bank of Punjab, Mybank Limited, Faysal Bank Limited, Habib Metropolitan Bank, Saudi Pak Commercial Bank, Trust Investment Bank, Silkbank Limited, Bank of Punjab, Meezan Bank, Bank of Khyber, Summit Bank Limited,and Emirates Global Islamic Bank. In addition to this he has worked for ORIX Leasing Pakistan Limited for seven years and successfully won the cases in favor of the above Financial Institutions and the said Leasing Company. He has had an ample exposure of drafting commercial agreements, joint venture agreements, deeds, and franchise agreements and in this regard rendered his legal services to various public and private organizations. He has been a recipient of a token of Appreciation/Acknowledgement from Annemarie Schimmel Haus, Goethe Institute, the institutes governed and controlled by Federal Public of Germany for successfully disposing of the cases filed by and against the said institutes. He is an active member of Banking Reforms Committee and is also a Member of Executive Committee of Lahore High Court Bar Association (2009-2010) and has contributed a lot for bringing a vicissitude towards reformation of legal fraternity. In recognition of his extraordinary contributions in maintaining and developing bilateral relationships among countries, he was appointed Chairman Pak-US Relations Committee, Lahore High Court (2011-2012), Chairman Anti-Corruption Committee, Lahore High Court in (2012-2013) while he is currently serving as Chairman International Relations Committee, Lahore High Court (2013-2015). His articles have appeared in various magazines, journals and newspapers. His Areas of Expertise are Banking Law, Civil Law and Constitutional Law. He is also the author of a poetry book titled “Ephemeral Pleasures”.  

Additional Qualification

2001    Central Superior Services (CSS)
2000    Punjab Public Service Commission (PPSC) (Lecturer in English)
2021    University of London Introduction to English Common Law

Experience

Secretary Law & Parliamentary Affairs Department (September 2022 - January 2023)

  • Bills passed from the Provincial Assembly after approval by the Standing Committee of Cabinet on Legislative Business and few pending before the sub committees of cabinet.

        The magnum opus are;

  1.  Punjab Ehsaas Programme Act 2022.
  2. Punjab Protection of Women Against Violence (Amendment) Act 2022.
  3. Punjab Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities Act 2022.
  4. Punjab Alternate Dispute Resolution (Amendment) Act 2023.
  5. Punjab Public Defenders Service Act 2023.
  6. Punjab Protection of Advocates Act.
  7. Punjab Law Reforms Commission Act.
  8. Punjab Commercial Courts Act.
  • Vetted 30 MOUs, 26-Contracts/ Agreements, 96-Advices tendered on General Rules, 66-Service Rules  and 86-Publiction of Rules, Regulations, Statutes & Other Notifications.
  • Revamping of Litigation Cell, Legal Management System, Research Cell, Law Review Cell & Publication Cell.
  • Invited a delegation of United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) led by Ms. Silvia Randazzo regarding Judicial System and Juvenile Laws in Pakistan.
  • Invited a delegation of International Centre for Appropriate Dispute Resolution and Prevention led by Dr. Nudrat E. Paracha along with Ms. Kiran Gorey, a U.S Law Expert.
  • Acting Advocate General Punjab Acting Advocate General Punjab twice from (27th July 2022 to 11th August 2022) & (25th December 2019 to 11th January 2020)
  • Additional Advocate General Punjab(Admin)(November – December 2019)

Presented on Behalf of Advocate General Punjab “Full Court Reference”in the honour of the Ex-Chief Justice His Lordship Mr. Justice Sardar Muhammad Shamim Khan

  • As Additional Advocate General Punjab: Disposed of cases in favor of Govt. of Punjab (December 2018 – July 2021).

Worked as Law Officer in the Court of Her Ladyship Mrs. Justice Ayesha A Malik – 2000 (Cases in favor of Government 99.5%  victory ratio)

  • Incharge of Mental Health (750) Cases:2020

On behalf of Advocate General Punjab U/S 29 Mental Health Ordinance 2001 Cases done in one year (December 2018 – December              2020)

  • Pakistan International Relation Committee (L.H.C) 2013-2014 (Chairman)
  • Anti-Corruption Committee (L.H.C) 2012-2013 (Chairman)
  • PAK-US Relations Committee (L.H.C) 2011-2012 (Chairman)
  • United Nations Development Program (UNDP) 2003 (declared as the best consultant) Consultancy Project on Planning & Budgeting in NWFP
  • Legal Advisor Goethe Institute/Annemarie Schimmel Haus, Institutes of Federal Republic of Germany

Remained legal advisor/counsel of Federal Republic of Germany and was a recipient of acknowledgement/award for getting their litigation resolved in court.

  • Ajman Bank, United Arab Emirates (UAE)  (Legal Advisory for Pakistan)
  • Punjab Information Commission (G.O.P) 2018  (Chairman Advisory Committee)
  • Punjab Workers Welfare Board (G.O.P) Legal Advisory / Consultancy 2018
  • Punjab Employees Social Security Institution (G.O.P) 2017 Consultancy services for determination of legal status of “The Punjab Social Security Health Management Company”
  • Walker Martineau Saleem Corporate Law Firm 2006 Senior Associate / Consultant as Head of Banking and corporate wing; Chairman Advisory Board American Lyceum School System Board Member School of Law Policy UMT

Legal Advisories

  • Pakistan International Airlines(PIA)
  • Haier Pakistan
  • Munir Wool Company
  • Emirates Worldwide Investments
  • Hot&Spicy
  • Nobel Marble (Pvt.) Ltd.
  • Esakhel Estate Private Limited
  • 101 Group (Pvt.)Ltd.
  • Noor Classic Dyeing Private Limited
  • Finsoft Technologies (Pvt.)Ltd.,
  • Adamjee Insurance Company Limited
  • OPTICA
  • Gomila Inter sole(Pvt.) Limited
  • Agri Farm
  • Securities Private Limited
  • OPTP (One Potato Two Potato)
  • Wasi Securities Private Limited
  • Professional Builders Private Limited
  • Diamond Industries Ltd.
  • Western Brands (Pvt.) Ltd.
  • Marble Slab Creamery
  • Dominos Pizza
  • KKT Pakistan Center of Spine (Pvt.)Ltd.
  • Ammar Textiles Pvt.) Ltd.
  • American Lyceum School System
  • American Lycetuff School System
  • G.S Computers Private Limited
  • Agri International Private Limited
  • Special Flour Mills Private Limited
  • Gulshan-e-Rehman Private Limited
  • AlamgirPowr Pvt. Ltd.
  • Planning and Developing Department
  • H.J. Textile Private Limited
  • Al-Zikar Brands
  • Government of Punjab (Pre-qualified Firm)
  • Integrated Construction Solution Pvt. Ltd.
  • American Lyceum Private Limited
  • Starlite Entertainment Co.
  • Idroid Pakistan (Pvt.)Ltd.
  • Asmar Textiles Pvt Ltd.
  • Elixir Laboratories (Pvt.)Ltd.
  • Allied Bank of Pakistan
  • First Punjab Modaraba
  • Emirate Global Islamic Bank
  • The Bank of Punjab
  • Silk Bank Ltd.
  • The Bankof Khyber
  • Adam Jee Insurance Company Ltd.
  • Muslim Commercial Bank
  • ORIX Leasing Pakistan Ltd.,
  • Swallow International
  • Khas Foods (Khas Catering)
  • Auto Soft Dynamics Pvt. Ltd.
  • Sunshine Industries Private Limited
  •  Lumensoft Technologies Private Limited
  • Canada Orthopedic & Rehabilitation Center Tivoli Enterprises (Pvt.)Ltd.
  •  Rnack-Business Innovators
  • ClevtronLifestyles & Management Strategists
  • Value Entertainment Pvt. Ltd.(Silver Screen)
  • Coral Sky Marketing
  • Toyota Ravi Motors Pvt. Ltd.
  • Ravi Exchange Private Limited
  • Directorate of Customs and Intelligence
  • My Bank Ltd.
  • Saudi-Pak Commercial Bank
  • KASB Bank
  • Bank Islamic
  • Summit Bank
  • Habib Metropolitan Bank
  • Bank of Azad Jammu & Kashmir
  • Sindh Bank Limited
  • Ajmaan Bank UAE
  • Trust Investment Bank,

Lectures on Corporate and Banking Laws

  • Punjab Judicial Academy
  • Lahore University of Management Sciences(LUMS)
  • University of Management and Technology (UMT)
  • Management and Professional Development Department (MPDD)

Lectures on Corporate and Banking Laws

  • Book Review on Human Governance for Human Security & Sustainable Human Development Author of Poetry Book “Ephemeral Pleasures”
  • Drafted for the Government of Punjab “Act of Punjab Aab-e-Pak Authority” (2019)

Cases

The following cases handled/conduct by Akhtar Javaid, Addl. AG from 14 December 2018 to 13 January 2022

Dismissed/Decided

2199

Allowed

20

Number Of Cases Handled In High Court As Advocate

Cases Handled

5000

Number Of Cases Handled In District Court As Advocate

Cases Handled

1000

Reported Judgments

  • 2020 LHC 2407 Prof. Asad Aslam Khan (Versus) Govt. Of Punjab
  • 2020 LHC 2274 LPG Association of Pakistan (Versus) Federation of Pakistan etc
  • 2019 PTD 1628 Qaiser Abbas (Versus) The Member (Taxes) Board of Revenue Punjab
  • Lahore 2019 PLC (C.S) 590 Munir Masih (Versus) Secretary Local Government and Community Development
  • 2018 CLD 626 Al-Baraka Bank (Pakistan) Ltd (Versus) Province of Punjab Through Secretary Food, etc.
  • PLJ 2017 Lahore 145 M/S Bhatti Brothers Rice Mills (Versus) Summit Bank Ltd
  • PLJ 2017 Lahore 147 (DB) Wassi Ullah Khan (Versus) State, etc.
  • 2016 PTD 1103 Institute of Architects, Pakistan (Versus) Province of Punjab, etc
  • PLJ 2012 Lahore 54Kh. Umar Mehdi, Customs Collector Lahore (Versus) FBR, Etc.
  • 2013 CLD 2005 Gulistan Textile Mills Ltd. (Versus) Askari Bank, etc,
  • 2020 PLC (C.S) 183 Bilqees Shaukat (Versus) Government of Punjab
  • 2020 LHC 3075 Johnson and Johnson Pakistan Pvt. Ltd. (Versus) Federation of Pakistan etc.
  • 2020 LHC 3407Sadaf Aziz, etc (Versus) Federation of Pakistan etc
  • PLJ 2013 Cr.C. (Lahore) 41 Ahmed Ali (Versus) State, etc.
  • PLJ 2013 Cr.C. (Lahore) 988 Javaid Kamal (Versus) State, etc.
  • PLJ 2011 Cr.C. (Lahore) 1087 Muhammad Jameel (Versus) State
  • PLJ 2011 Cr.C. (Lahore) 284 (DB) M/S. Fybron Pvt Ltd, Etc (Versus) Ch. Basharat Ali
  • PLJ 2013 Cr.C. (Lahore) 833 (DB) Behzad Rasheed, Etc. (Versus) State, Etc
  • PLJ 2012 Cr.C. (Lahore) 724 Naveed Ahmed (Versus) State, Etc
  • PLJ 2013 Lahore 693 Syed Iqbal Haider (Versus) Ashfaq Ahmed Bajwa, Etc
  • 2012 Cr.C. (Lahore) 897 Shakar (Versus) State
  • PLJ 2012 Tr.C. (Inland Revenue) 168 M/S. Ravi Exchange Company Pvt. Ltd, Lahore (Versus) Collector of Federal Excise, Etc.
  • PLJ 2011 Lahore 222 (DB) Dr. Faisal Masud, Etc, (Versus) Government of Pakistan
  • 2009 CLD 614 Dr. Ghulam Hussain (Versus) Orix Leasing, Etc
  • 2009 CLD 622 Dr. Syed Haroon Iftikhar (Versus) NDFC, Etc.
  • 2007 CLD 86 Mian M. Yousaf, Etc. (Versus) Orix Leasing Pakistan Ltd, Etc.
  • 2020 LHC 2117 Province of Punjab (Versus) Farzana Basharat
  • 2020 LHC 1590 Dawakhana Hakim Ajmal (Versus) Federation of Pakistan
  • 2020 PLC (CS) 437 Province of Punjab (Versus) Kanwal Rasheed
  • 2020 PLD 354 Shehzad Ali (Versus) Judge Special Rent, Lhr
  • 2021 LHC 417 Superior College for Girls (Versus) Government of Punjab through Chief Secretary, etc.
  • 2009 CLD 293 Mian Mahmood Vs. Hong Kong Shinghai Bank
  • 2021 LHC 1226 Ameer Hussain Vs. Government of Punjab, etc, Civil Appeal Nos. 326-L & 327-L/2020 Dr. Iqrar Ahmad Khan Vs. Dr. Muhammad Ashraf, etc
  • 2021 LHC 3588 Learning Alliance (Private) Limited, etc Vs. Province of Punjab, etc
  • 2021 LHC 5018 Ameer Hussain Vs. Government of Punjab, etc,
  • 2021 LHC 5320 Khan Construction Company Vs. Punjab Province through HUD and PHED Government of Punjab, etc.
  • PLD 2021 LHC 86 District Manager Pakistan International Airlines Corporation Versus Excise and Taxation Officer
  • 2021 LHC 7944 Mubashir Javed, etc Vs. POP, etc,
  • 2022 LHC 3479 Dr. Mehmood Ayaz Vs. GOP, etc,
  • 2022 LHC 3844 Falak Sher Vs. GOP, etc,
  • 2022 LHC 6911 (Pervaiz Abbas Vs Government of the Punjab)