LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah has provided details regarding two textile mills before the Punjab Information Commission, stating that he had nothing to do with these mills.
The Punjab Information Commission had summoned the details from the LHC registrar regarding the two textile mills: Mansoor and Aaj textile mills owned by CJ’s father in 1980s.
The Commission sought details after some allegations were raised against the CJ that he was using his post influence to write-off the concerned companies’ debts.
While submitting his detail to the Commission, CJ Mansoor Ali Shah stated that though, according to the law, the government official/personality is responsible for providing information regarding public affairs and some one’s personal details do not fall under the Information Act. However, he stated that he was providing his personal information to keep the grace of his office.
The documents submitted to the Information Commission stated that Chief Justice Mansoor had never had any involvement in the family business and he remained focused on his law studies.
According to the details submitted, the CJ stated that the mills, for which he was allegedly involved, were sold in 1988 and after a court order in 1990, the ownership was transferred to a third party; later, in 2005, these textile mills were dissolved.
In his statement, CJ cleared that he started his law practice at lower courts in 1989 and in 1991 he became a counsel at the LHC.
“CJ Mansoor, after 18 years law practice, was appointed as a judge of the LHC in 2009 and never served as a director of any of mill nor applied for any loan”, the statement read further.
The CJ had further revealed that, in 2012, he received funds worth of Rs6.4 million for the treatment of his son Syed Ismail Shah from abroad from which he transferred rupees two million to the government treasury.
Earlier in March 2017, Chief Justice Mansoor Ali Shah had released his salary details. According to which he was withdrawing Rs1,050,538 as monthly salary which included Rs 713,280 basic pay, Rs 269,525 judicial allowance and Rs 67,733 as medical allowance.
