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- Lahore High Court Judge Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani has announced his resignation from his post. In his resignation letter written to the P.
- Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani's retirement as a judge was supposed to be on 11 February 2032, but much before that he has decided to resign f.
- He said that "he has seen the increasing control of the executive (administration) in the affairs of the judiciary, especially in the appoin.
Lahore High Court Judge Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani has announced his resignation from his post. In his resignation letter written to the President of Pakistan, he has expressed deep concern over the alleged interference in the independence of the judiciary and increasing control over the institutions, saying that his conscience does not allow him to continue working on the bench in such circumstances. Earlier in April this year, Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani and some other judges were transferred from Islamabad High Court to Lahore High Court.
Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani's retirement as a judge was supposed to be on 11 February 2032, but much before that he has decided to resign from the post of judge. According to the resignation letter issued on October 28, 2026, Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani cited personal reasons (including health problems following a recent surgery) as well as the demands of conscience as the main reason for the decision. The letter states that the 26th and 27th constitutional amendments have damaged the independence and institutional integrity of the High Courts.
Earlier, the two senior judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice Athar Manullah, have also resigned from their posts in protest against the constitutional amendments and changes in the judicial system. In their resignations, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice Athar Manullah also expressed deep concern over the independence of the judiciary, attacks on the supremacy of the Constitution and the alleged interference of the executive in the jurisdiction of the High Courts and the Supreme Court.
