Justice Mamoon sworn in as LHC CJ
LAHORE:Justice Mamoon Rashid Sheikh on Wednesday took oath as the 49th chief justice of the Lahore High Court (LHC) for a brief period of two months and 18 days.
Punjab Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar administered the oath to the chief justice at a ceremony held at Governor’s House. Punjab Chief Minister Sardar Usman Buzdar, Punjab Assembly Speaker Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, Law Minister Raja Basharrat, high court judges, government officials and representatives of lawyers’ bodies were also present on the occasion.
Justice Mamoon Rashid Sehikh was appointed the new LHC chief justice after Justice Sardar Muhammad Shamim Khan reached the age of superannuation on December 31. CJ Mamoon will retire on March 18.
Justice Qasim Khan, senior pusine judge of the high court, will succeed Justice Mamnoon Sheikh as LHC CJ on March 19, 2020 and will serve in the office for about one year and four months. After being sworn in, Chief Justice Mamoon Rashid Sheikh arrived at the LHC where he received a warm welcome, including a salute from a police squad.
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