Lahore High Court Judge Resigns After Two Supreme Court Judges Step Down

Lahore: A Lahore High Court judge, Justice Shams Mahmood Mirza, has resigned from his position, two days after two senior Supreme Court judges, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice Athar Minallah, submitted their resignations. ([ایکسپریس اردو][1])

Justice Mirza sent his resignation to the President of Pakistan and vacated his chamber. ([Dunya News Urdu][2]) He had taken the oath as an additional judge of the Lahore High Court in March 2014 and was due to retire in 2028. ([ایکسپریس اردو][1])

His resignation comes amid a wave of protest by judges over the recently approved **27th Constitutional Amendment**. ([UrduPoint][3])

Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, in his 13-page resignation letter, criticized the amendment as a “serious attack on the Constitution,” saying it fragmented the Supreme Court and undermined judicial independence. ([ایکسپریس اردو][1])