Justice Mansoor appointment as CJP, objection on notification appeal canceled 

Lahore: The Lahore High Court (LHC) rejected the registrar's office's objection to issue notification of the appointment of Justice Mansoor Ali Shah as Chief Justice.

Justice Faisal Zaman Khan heard the plea of ​​Advocate Nadeem Shibli as an objection to issuing notification of the appointment of Justice Mansoor Ali Shah as Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) in Lahore High Court.

The Federal Government, Prime Minister and President of Pakistan have been made parties in the petition filed. The Registrar's Office objected to the petition that the LHC is not the relevant forum for the petition.

It was argued in the petition that under the constitution, the most senior judge of the Supreme Court has to become the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court. Justice Mansoor Ali Shah is now the most senior judge of the Supreme Court. His appointment is being made controversial by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and President Asif Zardari.

The petition stated that the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) do not have the required number of MNAs to amend the constitution. The notification of Justice Qazi Faez Isa as Chief Justice was issued before his swearing-in. The LHC ordered the government to issue a notification for the appointment of Justice Mansoor Ali Shah as the Chief Justice.

Later, the court overruled the registrar's office's objection to issuing the notification of Justice Mansoor Ali Shah as Chief Justice.

The court also ordered the Registrar Office to schedule the hearing on the main application.