Muhammad Raza Qureshi (Urdu: محمد رضا قریشی, born 15 September 1973), is a Pakistani jurist and has held the position of Justice at the Lahore High Court since 7 May 2021.
Muhammad Raza Qureshi | |
|---|---|
| محمد رضا قریشی | |
| Justice of the Lahore High Court | |
| Assumed office 7 May 2021 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 15 September 1973 |
| Nationality |  Pakistani |
Career
editQureshi assumed the role of additional justice at Lahore High Court (LHC) on 7 May 2021.[1] The Judicial Commission of Pakistan, under the leadership of then Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial, officially endorsed his appointment as a permanent judge of LHC on 13 October 2022.[2] He subsequently took the formal oath of office as a permanent judge of LHC on 4 November 2022.[3]
Verdicts
editOn 13 February 2023, as LHC judge, he instructed the Punjab government to guarantee the enforcement of a Supreme Court verdict from 2015, mandating the adoption of Urdu as the official language.[4]
References
edit- ^ "Hon'ble Sitting Judges - Lahore High Court". data.lhc.gov.pk. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
- ^ "JCP approves regularisation of 11 LHC judges". The Express Tribune. October 12, 2022.
- ^ Qureshi, Raiq (November 4, 2022). "Newly confirmed LHC judges take oath".
- ^ Zahid, Muhammad (February 13, 2023). "Punjab govt ordered to enforce Urdu as official language".