LHC CJ files details of family's dissolved mills with govt
Mills were sold off on an order of a court and ownership was transferred to a third party in 1990
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Chief Justice (CJ) of Lahore High Court (LHC) Syed Mansoor Ali Shah has provided details of the two mills that were owned by his father in 1990s after Punjab Information Commission had summoned the details from registrar of the high court.
Setting a commendable precedent, LHC CJ has published details of his tax returns on website of the high court besides forwarding details of two textile mills, Mansoor and Aaj textile mills which were owned by his father from 1984 to 1989.
According to the details, the mills were sold off on an order of a court and ownership was transferred to a third party in 1990.
However, both the textile industries were dissolved in 2005. The documents forwarded to the department stated that CJ Shah was never involved with the family business and was focusing on studying law in 1990s.
He began practicing law in 1989 at the lower courts and became a counsel at the high court in 1991.
After 18 years of law practice at the high court, he was appointed as a judge in 2009 and had neither served as director of any company nor applied for any loan.
In 2012, he filed an application for medical treatment of his son, Syed Ismail Ali Shah and a dedicated board was formed for his treatment. Funds worth Rs 6.4 million were approved for CJ Shah’s son’s treatment.
Rs 4.4 million were spent for the purpose in Britain and United States (US). Rs 2 million were transferred to government’s treasury the same year, 2012.
