{
  "id": 5263880,
  "title": "LHC's Justice Raheel Kamran resigns as judge",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/lhcs-justice-raheel-kamran-resigns-as-judge",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T06:22:07.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dawn - Pakistan",
    "slug": "dawn-pakistan",
    "url": "https://www.dawn.com/news/2027130/lhcs-justice-raheel-kamran-resigns-as-judge"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "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.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 3,
    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "The Express Tribune - Pakistan",
        "title": "LHC judge Raheel Kamran Sheikh resigns",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/lhc-judge-raheel-kamran-sheikh-resigns",
        "published": "2026-09-03T01:51:23.000Z"
      },
      {
        "outlet": "Hindustan Times",
        "title": "'Baseless, born of animosity': Raj HC acting Chief Justice hits back at SC judge over graft charge",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/baseless-born-of-animosity-raj-hc-acting-chief-justice-hits-back-at",
        "published": "2026-09-03T04:59:33.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}