Supreme Appellate Court Gilgit-Baltistan

The Supreme Appellate Court Gilgit-Baltistan is the highest court of appeal in the region of Gilgit Baltistan, Pakistan. It consists of a chief justice and two other judges.^[1] The court was established in 2009 under Gilgit-Baltistan (Empowerment and Self Governance Order) 2009 and has the similar jurisdiction equal to the Supreme Court of Pakistan.^[2] The Permanent Seat of the Court is at Gilgit, but the court also sits from time to time at Skardu Branch Registry.

The appointment of the chairmen and members on September 27, 2005, marked the beginning of the court's operations. Due to changes made to the Northern Areas Governance order of 1994, the court's nomenclature was changed on December 15 to Northern Areas Supreme Appellate Court. Original and appellate jurisdiction were also granted, and the court was given status equal to the Supreme Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir. Gilgit-Baltistan Empowerment and Self Governance Order 2009, which was published on September 9, also gave the Supreme Appellate Court the same jurisdiction as the Supreme Court of Pakistan.