LAHORE
\nLahore High Court (LHC) ordered President Arif Alvi to appoint his representative to administer oath to the newly elected Chief Minister Punjab Hamza Shehbaz after Governor Punjab Umer Cheema refused to do so. Chief Justice LHC said \u201cA copy of the court order should immediately be sent to the president.\u201d
\nOrder was issued after the hearing of petition filed by Hamza earlier this week.
\nHamza elected CM Punjab during the session of Punjab Assembly on 16 April, which was held on the order of LHC and Governor Punjab Umer Sarfraz Cheema refused to his constitution duty after delaying the Oath taking ceremony.
\nWhile adjourning the hearing till 2pm Court has warned Umer Cheema to take decision to take oath and said that court will announce verdict as governor had no justification on delaying the oath taking ceremony.
\nPunjab Advocate General Ahmed Owais argued that he had met the governor on court orders and the two of them discussed some objections over administering oath to Hamza.
\n\u201cIn the absence of the governor, the speaker of the Punjab Assembly had the responsibility to administer the oath.
\n\u201cBut Hamza hasn\u2019t named the speaker as respondent in his petition,\u201d he argued.
\nWhen the judge asked whether the governor had given any reason for not administering the oath, Owais replied that the governor believed the chief minister\u2019s election was against the law and the Constitution. \u201cThe governor is not a rubber stamp or post office. The Punjab governor has taken an oath and he has to abide by the Constitution,\u201d he added.
\nHe said he wanted to submit a detailed written response to the court because of the seriousness of the matter.
\nJustice Bhatti, however, remarked, \u201cIf it was so important, you would have prepared for your arguments. You just come to court to take dates.\u201d The judge then dismissed the advocate general\u2019s request to adjourn the hearing, saying that the governor had to respond.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
LAHORE Lahore High Court (LHC) ordered President Arif Alvi to appoint his representative to administer oath to the newly elected Chief Minister Punjab Hamza Shehbaz after Governor Punjab Umer Cheema refused to do so. Chief Justice LHC said \u201cA copy of the court order should immediately be sent to the president.\u201d Order was issued after […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-256745","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"\n