UMER IJAZ GILANI
PARTNER
Supreme Court
I have been a part of the legal profession since 2010 when I graduated with a BA-LLB (Hons.) from the Law and Policy Program at LUMS. That was also the time when I first conceived the idea of setting up a diverse professional services firm by this name.
In the early years of my career, I had the opportunity to work as a Research Associate (Law Clerk) at the Supreme Court of Pakistan. In 2013, I attended the University of Washington, Seattle on a Fulbright Scholarship and did a Masters degree in Asian and Comparative Law. Since 2014, I have been actively practicing law in Pakistan.
Over the years, I have had the opportunity to argue important cases in all the High Courts of Pakistan. I have concluded more that one hundred cases, many of which have been widely reported in the mass media and have also culminated in reported judgments which are available on this website. A wiki entry summarizes some of my more prominent cases: everybodywiki.com/Umer_Ijaz_Gilani
I have also been engaged for advisory and transactional work by many institutions, especially regulatory bodies and businesses. While I practice in diverse areas of law, my principal areas of expertise are: constitutional law, regulatory law, service law, public procurement law, citizenship law and business law.
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Education
Areas of Expertise
- Constitutional Law
13 years experience
Recent Cases
- EOBI versus Federation of Pakistan & Others
Writ Petition under Article 199 challenging the unconsitutional breach of jurisdiction by a Special Committee of the Parliament
- Mst. Shirin Safdar versus Federation of Pakistan
Writ Petition under Article 199 challenging the vires of Section 7E of the Finance Act, 2022
- Syed Arif Bacha
Civil Petition Leave to Appeal under Article 185(3) for the reinstatement of an illegally terminated employee of Habib Bank Limited
- Mirza Shahzad Akbar and Umer Gilani (2015), Fire from the Blue Sky: Drone attack victims from Pakistan, their voice and their struggle , SUR International Journal of Human Rights, SUR 22 http://sur.conectas.org/en//issue-22/fire-blue-sky
- Umer Gilani (2010) Comment: The Qazalbash Waqf in LUMS Student Law Review
http://lumsstudentlawreview.blogspot.com/2010/12/comment-qazalbash-waqf-v-chief-land.html - Umer Gilani (2016) The Struggle of the Residents of Islamabad’s Katchi Abadis, Bertha Foundation Blog
http://berthafoundation.org/bejust/?p=1490 - Umer Gilani, (2019) The Case against Dissolution of Local Government, Courting the Law – an online magazine
http://courtingthelaw.com/2019/09/17/commentary/the-case-against-dissolution-of-local-governments/ - Umer Gilani, (2016) No more Strikes, Please, Courting the Law – an online magazine
http://courtingthelaw.com/2016/03/25/commentary/no-more-strikes-please - Making Our Democracy Work-What Went Wrong and How to Fix it: A Lawyer's View.https://pide.org.pk/research/making-our-democracy-work-what-went-wrong-and-how-to-fix-it-a-lawyers-view/
- Judicial Delay in Disposal of Case and its Solution https://pide.org.pk/research/reflections-on-the-political-economy-of-judicial-delay-in-pakistan/
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LEGISLATIVE DRAFTING:
- Pakistan Engineering Council (Amendment) Act, 2017.
- The Right to Shelter Act, 2017.
- Amendment to the PEC Conduct and Practice of Consulting Engineers Bye-Laws, 1986.
AMICUS CURIAE BRIEFS:
1. Rafiq ur Rehman v. Federation of Pakistan & Others (W.P. 1112/2020).
A case involving the protection of the fundamental rights of customers of microfinance institutions.
2. Younas Masih v. CDA (W.P. 2954/2021).
A case involving questions regarding the protection of the fundamental rights of residents of katchi abadi residents, especially their right to a clean and habitable environment and basic utilities such as clean water and sewerage system.
3. Mst. Manzoora Bibi v. SHO PS Noon (W.P. 1354/2020).
A case involving the protection of the fundamental rights of customers of brick-kiln workers.
REPORTED CASES
I have argued a number of cases of precedential value which have been reported in Pakistani law
reports. They include:
- 2023 P L C (C.S.) Note 1 [Islamabad High Court] Before Athar Minallah, CJ NADIA BATOOL HUSSAIN Versus FOSPAH and 10 others
- Constructors Association of Pakistan v. Pakistan Engineering Council (Reported as PLD 2020 Isl. 199)
Successfully represented Respondent PEC in this case which concerned interpretation of
the Standard Bidding Documents prepared by PEC for engineering contracts. - Pakistan Engineering Council v. FoP and Other (Reported as 2021 MLD 453)
An amendment to PEC’s Engineering Education Regulations had been set aside by a
Single Bench of the Lahore High Court. I successfully represented Appellant PEC in its
Intra-Court Appeal and got the judgment reversed. - Reliance IT Solutions (Pvt.) Limited v. Federation (Reported as 2021 MLD 1846)
Represented a Swiss technology company in this case which concerned a challenge to a
public procurement being carried out by the Federal Board of Revenue regarding Tracker
Tracing System for Tobacco sector. - Shahid Tufail Khan v. Zarai Taraqiati Bank (Reported as 2021 PLC (C.S) 1130)
Successfully represented dozens of employees of ZTBL who had been retrospectively
demoted by the Bank. Their demotion orders were set aside - CM Pak Limited versus Pakistan Telecommunications Authority Others (Reported as PLD 2018
Isl. 243) Also reported at: https://globalfreedomofexpression.columbia.edu/cases/cmpak-limited-v-pakistan-telecommunication-authority/
The Petitioners whom I represented challenged the practice of network shutdowns on the
basis of Section 54 of the Pakistan Telecommunications (Reorganization) Act, 1996. The
Islamabad High Court accepted our petition and the Court’s judgment in this case has
been widely reported in the media and is considered a seminal precedent in Pakistan’s free
speech jurisprudence and telecom law. The case has also been profiled by the Columbia
University’s relevant website. - Saeed Abdi Mehmood v. NADRA and Others (Reported as 2018 CLC 1588)
In this case, I represented a Pakistani-born person whose parents were Somali. Under S. 4
of the Pakistan Citizenship Act, 1951, he is entitled to Pakistani citizenship but state
authorities refused to implement this provision. The Court granted his petition - Mahera Sajid v. SHO and Others (Reported as 2018 CLC 1858)
This was a habeus corpus petition where I represented an Islamabad resident whose
husband became victim of enforced disappearance on 14th March, 2016. Justice Athar
Minallah of Islamabad High Court issued a judgment recognizing the state’s obligation to
provide financial support to families of victims and also reiterated numerous other
important human rights principles.
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