LHC orders President to appoint another representative to administer oath to Punjab CM-elect

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Lahore High Court
Following Punjab Governor Omar Sarfaraz Cheema's refusal to administer the oath to CM-elect Hamza Shahbaz, the Lahore High Court on Friday directed President Arif Alvi to appoint a different representative to give oath to the PML-N leader.

The directives were given by LHC Chief Justice Muhammad Ameer Bhatti in a short order after he had asked the governor to present the reasons for not giving the oath in writing by 2pm.

Chief Minister elect Hamza Shahbaz had filed a petition before the LHC against the Punjab governor for not fulfilling his constitutional duty.

Advocate General Punjab Ahmed Owais in his arguments said: "The speaker can administer the oath if the governor refuses but the PA speaker has not been made a party in the petition."

The provincial law officer argued before LHC Chief Justice Muhammad Ameer Bhatti that the governor is of the view that the election of the chief minister was not held under the Constitution. At this, the CJ asked the AG to tell where it is written that the governor himself would witness the proceedings.

In response, the advocate general said that the governor is not a rubber stamp, an extraordinary situation took place on April 16 which had never happened before, a female member was injured and she is now fighting for her life.

The CJ remarked: “Whether this incident will nullify the proceedings of the House, today is the 21st day that there is no government in the province while this election was also held on the orders of the court, this court knows how the election took place. The governor should tell if he is absent or he cannot administer the oath.”

Advocate General Ahmed Awais told the court that the governor has refused to administer the oath. At this, the chief justice asked him to give this in writing that the governor has refused to administer the oath so that the court can ask someone else to do the job.

The court said that it would issue an order if the governor does not make a decision.

“Today, 21 days have passed and there is no government in the province. The governor of Punjab is not fulfilling his constitutional obligations. If the governor does not write a letter of refusal, the court will issue an order at 2pm.”

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