Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani on Sunday de-notified the judges of Lahore and Sindh High Courts in pursuance of the decision of Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry, also the Chairman, Supreme Judicial Council.
The judges of Lahore High Court who have been de-notified are: Justice Syed Shabbar Raza Rizvi, Justice Syed Hamid Ali Shah, Justice Hasnat Ahmad Khan and Justice Syed Sajjad Hussain Shah. Justice Ms Yasmin Abbasey of Sindh High Court has also been de-notified.
A Prime Minister House's statement said that the above judges would be entitled for the service and pensioner benefit up to April 20, 2011 when Eighteenth Constitutional Amendment was passed.
"The prime minister attaches great importance to the independence of judiciary. The designs of certain elements to pitch the institutions against each other will be foiled," the statement added.