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'Baseless, born of animosity': Raj HC acting Chief Justice hits back at SC judge over graft charge

“Recent developments in the media and social media” had prompted him to issue the clarification, Justice Sharma said in a statement in Hindi.

'Baseless, born of animosity': Raj HC acting Chief Justice hits back at SC judge over graft charge

Lahore High Court's Justice Raheel Kamran Sheikh has resigned from his post as a judge, citing his desire to pursue legal scholarship, policy research, and comparative judicial practice. In his resignation letter, dated September 3, Justice Sheikh expressed that his years on the bench had been the most formative and fulfilling period of his professional life.

He thanked his colleagues and staff for their support and stated that he was leaving with an enduring commitment to the Constitution and the rule of law. Justice Sheikh, a graduate of the London School of Economics and a barrister of the Middle Temple, has been serving as an LHC judge since May 2021.

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