Sadaqat Ali Khan (born 21 January 1967) is a Pakistani jurist serving as a judge of the Lahore High Court. He was appointed as an additional judge on 29 October 2013.
Early life Khan was born on 21 January 1967.
Judicial career Khan was appointed as an additional judge of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on 29 October 2013.
In December 2024, Khan issued a ruling concerning the applicability of the Official Secrets Act (OSA), holding that suspects arrested under the Act by military authorities do not need to be presented before a magistrate. He stated that while the OSA originally required suspects to be produced before a magistrate, subsequent amendments to the Pakistan Army Act rendered that requirement obsolete, placing such matters under the jurisdiction of military courts.
In November 2025, Khan headed a full bench of the LHC constituted to hear petitions challenging the Twenty-seventh Amendment to the Constitution of Pakistan.
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