Justice Sheikh sworn in as LHC CJ

LAHORE: Punjab Governor Chaudhry Mohammad Sarwar administered oath to Justice Mamoon Rashid Sheikh as Chief Justice Lahore High Court (LHC) during a ceremony at the Governor’s House on Wednesday.

He is the 49th Chief Justice of LHC. Chief Secretary Punjab Maj (retd) Azam Suleman Khan read the order of appointment of the Chief Justice LHC.

Chief Justice LHC Mamoon Rashid will retire on March 18, 2020 and has succeeded Justice Sardar Mohammad Shamim Ahmed Khan. Earlier, the incumbent Chief Justice Lahore High Court Justice Mamoon Rashid Sheikh met Punjab Governor Chaudhry Sarwar and Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Khan Buzdar at the Governor’s office.

Speaker Punjab Assembly Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, Punjab Law Minister Raja Basharat, Minister Irrigation Mohsin Leghari, Attorney Genral Anwar Mansoor Khan, Inspector General of Police (IGP) Punjab Shoaib Dastagir, judges of the LHC, Vice Chairman Pakistan Bar Council (PBC), presidents and office bearers of Lahore High Court Bar Association and Lahore Bar associations and a host of legal luminaries were present on the occasion.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 2^nd, 2020.