Lahore High Court lawyers had been demanding for the transfer of Judge Zawar Sheikh for many weeks, but the Chief Justice (CJ) of Lahore declined to accept their demand.
After many weeks of conflict between Lahore bar and bench, lawyers stormed into the LHC-CJ court and made violent protests. Later on, lawyers announced to take out rally and staged protest for the removal of Sessions Judge Zawar Ahmad Sheikh.
Judges of Lahore High Court called an emergency meeting and went on strike as a protest against the violent misconduct of lawyers. The following day, the situation became worse when lawyers tried to take out a rally from Lahore High Court.
Police used excessive force to prevent lawyers from taking out their rally amid the government ban under Section-144. Police entered LHC to arrest lawyers which enraged lawyers all across the country.
Called by Lahore High Court Bar, lawyers observed a countrywide strike on Saturday and imposed a restriction on many prominent lawyer leaders, including and CJ-LHC Khwaja Sharif.
The bar-bench scuffle intensified on Monday amid lawyers' day long strike and protest rally at LHC; all of the lower courts judges and staffers of Punjab resigned from their posts in protest against the misbehavior and disrespectful conduct of lawyers.
According to the latest development, the bone of contention between the bar and bench has been removed by sending Judge Zawar Sheikh on leave. During this period, Judge Sohail Nasir will replace him as acting Sessions Judge of Lahore.
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