Deposed HC judges to be elevated to SC

LAHORE - Deposed judge of the Lahore High Court Justice Khawaja Muhammad Sharif has denied the news that he has consented to take fresh oath as a judge of the Supreme Court.

Talking to The Nation, he said no one from government side has contacted him to take fresh oath as SC judge. He added that if such a situation arises he would himself make it public.

Responding to a question, he said when a judge of a high court is elevated to Supreme Court, he has to take fresh oath and there is no point of reappointment in it. He, however, sidestepped the question whether he would accept such an offer or not.

He said he would take a decision after having consultations with his colleagues and lawyers’ leadership. He said the lawyers had rendered countless sacrifices for rule of law and independence of judiciary in the country and he would never betray them.

Earlier, the different private news channels run the news that Justice Khawaja had accepted the government offer to take fresh oath as a SC judge and he would take oath in a couple of days.