Lahore High Court Chief Justice Muhammad Ameer Bhatti on Thursday directed the Punjab advocate general to assist the court after taking instructions from Punjab Governor Omar Cheema regarding a delay in the administration of the oath to Chief Minister-elect Hamza Shehbaz.
Advocate General Punjab Ahmad Awais was told to assist the high court on Friday with the response from the governor.
After the governor’s reluctance to administer the oath, Hamza had moved the LHC to avert a “constitutional crisis”. In his petition, Hamza had pleaded that the governor violated his constitutional duties as well as the court order by delaying the administration of the oath to the CM-elect.
The election for the CM was held on April 16 after the order of the LHC and Hamza emerged victorious by bagging 197 votes in the house of 371 members.
