Sarmad Jalal Osmany

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Sarmad Jalal Osmany is a Pakistani jurist who served as a chief justice of the Sindh High Court. [1]

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Early life and education

Osmany born on October 13, 1950 in Lahore. [2] He received his early education from St. Anthony's High School, Lahore. He attended the University of Peshawar, where he was graduated with a BA in 1971. [3] Later, he obtained his LLB from the University of the Punjab in 1975, and earned an LLM from the University of London in 1978. [3] [2]

Career

Osmany began his legal career as an associate at a law firm in Karachi between 1979 and 1982, followed by a stint at Shearman & Sterling in New York City from 1983 to 1984, focusing on international trade and banking. [3]

In 1985, Osmany founded his own law firm in Karachi, practicing primarily in the fields of banking, shipping, and mergers and acquisitions. [3] He also served as legal advisor to the Privatization Commission of Pakistan. [3]

Osmany also served as a professor of law at Sindh Muslim Law College in Karachi, where he taught from 1980 to 1982 and from 1985 to 1998, covering subjects such as business contracts, company law, and international law. [3]

In 1998, Osmany was appointed as a judge of the Sindh High Court. He adjudicated cases related to shipping, banking, property, tax, constitutional, and criminal law. [3] He participated in the Provincial Steering Committee for the Sindh in Pakistan's Judicial and Legal Reform Project, funded by the Asian Development Bank. [3]

In September 2008, Osmany was elevated to the Supreme Court of Pakistan, and on August 3, 2009, Osmany became the chief justice of the Sindh High Court. [3]

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References

  1. ↑ Reporter, The Newspaper's Staff (6 August 2009). "KARACHI: Lawyer`s struggle behind restoration of judiciary: CJ". DAWN.COM.
  2. 1 2 "Justice Sarmad Jalal Osmany". DAWN.COM. 2 July 2012.
  3. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 "Sarmad Jalal Osmany profile".
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