Muhammad Raza Qureshi

Muhammad Raza Qureshi
محمد رضا قریشی
Justice of the Lahore High Court
Assumed office
7 May 2021
Personal details
Born (1973-09-15) 15 September 1973 (age 50)
NationalityPakistan Pakistani

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.

Career[edit]

Qureshi 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[edit]

On 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]

  1. ^ "Hon'ble Sitting Judges - Lahore High Court". data.lhc.gov.pk. Retrieved 23 December 2023.
  2. ^ "JCP approves regularisation of 11 LHC judges". The Express Tribune. October 12, 2022.
  3. ^ Qureshi, Raiq (November 4, 2022). "Newly confirmed LHC judges take oath".
  4. ^ Zahid, Muhammad (February 13, 2023). "Punjab govt ordered to enforce Urdu as official language".