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Justice Bhatti to serve as LHC chief justice for 32 months
July 8, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The new Chief Justice of the Lahore High Court (LHC), Muhammad Ameer Bhatti, will hold the top slot for 32 months unless he is elevated to the Supreme Court before his retirement.
He will be superannuated on March 7, 2024 after attaining the constitutional retirement age for high court judges of 62. If he is elevated to the apex court before his retirement, he will have three additional years.
Following Justice Bhatti’s elevation as the LHC chief justice, Justice Malik Shahzad Ahmad Khan has become the puisne judge. He will become the LHC head after the retirement of Justice Bhatti and will serve till March 14, 2025. Justice Shujaat Ali Khan is now at number three of the seniority list of LHC judges.