 He was the first lawyer to get a TADA accused bail out on interim bail on medical grounds.The Supreme Court of India has upheld the bail order in favour of the accused (Abdul Hamid Birya v/s state).In 2014 Pathan was elected Member of the Legislative Assembly on an All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) ticket from Mumbai's Byculla assembly constituency.