Mr. Muhammad Sher Abbas

Mr. Muhammad Sher Abbas was awarded Chevening Scholarship by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, United Kingdom for LLM in International Development Law and Human Rights at University of Warwick, United Kingdom. He secured First position in B.A Examination in Forman Christian (FC) College, Lahore and was awarded E.J. Sinclair Medal. He also secured First position in LL.B Examination in the University Law College and overall second position in the University. While serving as the Additional District & Sessions Judge, he was declared a Star Judge and was awarded certificate of appreciation (2015-16) for best performance and dedication to work by the Honorable Chief Justice Lahore High Court, Lahore. He was also awarded special prize (2012-13) by the Honorable Chief Justice Lahore High Court, Lahore for appreciation of extra ordinary disposal and excellent court management. He was awarded appreciation certificate for the best maximum adjudication/disposal of Sessions/Murder cases under the National Judicial Policy. He has delivered innumerable lectures as resource person/adjunct faculty member in the Punjab Judicial Academy. Earlier, he served as visiting Lecturer and delivered several lectures at University of the Punjab, Lahore. During his period of service on deputation for about four years in the Law, Parliamentary affairs and Human Rights Department, Government of the Punjab, he drafted, vetted, codified, and gave legal shape to a wide range of Bills, Ordinances and subordinate Legislation i.e. Rules, Regulations and Bye- Laws. He conducted “Capacity Building Training Program for the newly recruited Research Officers of LHCRC” at Punjab Judicial academy. He also got arranged an “Intensive Training for Research Officers” at LUMS; in Collaboration with JSSP under the auspices of Lahore High Court. He was posted as Senior Research Officer at Lahore High Court Research Centre in January, 2019.