Career
- Started Practice as Advocate in the year 1973.
- Enrolled as an Advocate High Court in the year 1976.
- Enrolled as an Advocate Supreme Court in the year 1982.
- Appointed as Deputy Attorney General in the year 2001.
Aslam was appointed as Additional Judge of Lahore High Court on 3 September 2003 and confirmed as a judge in 2004. He remained on bench of Lahore High Court till 6 February 2008. He was then made the fist Chief Justice of a newly created Islamabad High Court. He took oath of that office on 7 February 2008 from President of Islamic Republic of Pakistan General Pervez Musharaf. On 7 March 2008, he was appointed to Supreme Court of President of Islamic Republic of Pakistan Asif Ali Zardari. Islamabad High Court proved to be modern and efficient institution for the Islamabad Capital Territory, commonly cherished for its transparency.
On 31 July 2009, the Supreme Court of Pakistan while hearing Constitution Petition No. 09 and 08 Of 2009 held that any appointment made in higher judiciary (Supreme Court or High Courts) between 3 November 2007 up to 22 March 2009 as unconstitutional, void ab initio and of no legal effect. The court held that all such elevation will revert to position of 2 November 2007, subject to their age of superannuation. As the result of the decision, Aslam was deemed to have retired as a judge of Lahore High Court.
In the 31 July 2009 judgement, the court also declared the creation of Islamabad High Court as unconstitutional, and of no legal effect.
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