LHC chief justice makes his salary, perks public

E-Paper | April 27, 2026

LAHORE: Lahore High Court Chief Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah has made his salary/perks public and also appointed a public information officer under the Punjab Transparency and Right to Information Act 2013.

A release issued by the LHC media cell on Friday states that the chief justice draws Rs1.0538 million per month salary which includes substantive pay of Rs713,280, special judicial allowance of Rs269,525 and medical allowance of Rs67,733.

The chief justice does not receive entitled monthly house rent of Rs65,000 as he lives in an official residence.

The information has also been forwarded to the Punjab Information Commission.

Through a notification issued by the LHC registrar, deputy registrar Shahbaz Ashraf has been appointed as public information officer at the court.

A couple of days ago, the Punjab Information Commission had asked the LHC registrar to provide information to an applicant about the monthly salary and other benefits of the chief justice.

Published in Dawn, March 25th, 2017

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Abcd

Mar 25, 2017 12:10pm

1 million rupees a month And on the other hand the poor labourers get 10K a month

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Jam M sajjad adv

Mar 25, 2017 12:25pm

Remarkable decision by the CJ as it fosters transparency and acknowledges Constitutional right to information.

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Parvez

Mar 25, 2017 12:46pm

One must commend the man for this . .....but this is apart from his life time and thereafter's pension and privileges. What needs to be seen is how the scale was jacked up and how fast and by which governments......that would be quite an eye opener.

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Qasim

Mar 25, 2017 12:52pm

Shown great courage ...Please also push HC and LC for speedy hiring of pending cases and to give relief to the ppl..

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Nilesh

Mar 25, 2017 12:53pm

My salary is double than him, getting paid too less... no doubt corruption will increase.

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Asif A Shah

Mar 25, 2017 01:00pm

I welcome this kind of transparency.

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muhammad

Mar 25, 2017 01:14pm

even then they dont do their duty wow.

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Shazad

Mar 25, 2017 01:35pm

@Nilesh: $115,000 a year plus luxurious house CJ lives, is huge amount in Pakistan. But obviously, if one compares the salary with salaries in western countries, it is just enough. Actually, salary of judges were very low until Musharraf came to power and jacked Judges salary many fold. Since then, judges salary are increasing in leap and bound. Anyhow, if Pakistani judges give justice to their job, give judgment quickly and on merit (without biases, or getting influenced by people in power, acquaintances, or influential personalities), stop all this 'tareekh after tareekh' system, stop wholesale bails and bails before arrest to criminals (especially corrupts and crooks in government posts, who looted and destroyed the country), make sure that police do not abuse power (give severe punishment to police abusing power), give severe punishment to terrorists, kidnappers, rapists and murderers, use common sense when required, than ... each and every penny they get would be justified.

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Saif zulfiqar

Mar 25, 2017 01:53pm

Prime Minister Nawaz should also declare his salary and perks.

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Sajjad kamran

Mar 25, 2017 01:50pm

@Nilesh : He is getting this salary in a country where per capita income is just 1000 US$ and judicial system moves (if ever it moves) at a snail's pace. Moreover he is getting this salary in a country where some Masters degree holders and holders of professional degrees are greying their hair looking for jobs at a monthly salary of just Rs. 10000 (Less than US$ 100). Please see his salary and other perks in this background.

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M. Emad

Mar 25, 2017 01:58pm

Bangladesh Supreme Court Chief Justice draws Taka 110,000 per month salary, Senior District Judges Taka 78,000 (1 Bangladesh Taka = 1.32 Pakistan Rupee).

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K.T.H.

Mar 25, 2017 02:21pm

Please see in view of what was considered as a proper salary of judges 150 YEARS AGO!!!! "The salary of Chief Justice of High Court will be Rs.90,000 and that of the other Judges Rs.85,000 per month". Indian High Court Act, 1861.

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asif Ali

Mar 25, 2017 02:30pm

And he is Chief Justice!

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Imtiaz

Mar 25, 2017 03:10pm

This is affront to people like me whose cases are languishing in courts for decades. How can he justify such an amount when there is no law and barely any order in Pakistan?

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saudagar

Mar 25, 2017 03:14pm

@M. Emad thanks emad sir ,sincerely value your every statistical analysis ! tirelessly enthusiastic !

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Abdulla Hussain

Mar 25, 2017 03:34pm

At least someone has the courage & transparency to declare his earnings. Our politicians should follow this as an example of their honesty & transparency.

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syed

Mar 25, 2017 06:06pm

Associate Supreme Court justices now have a $244,400 salary, up from $213,900. U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals judges are getting $211,200 a year, up from $184,500. The annual salary of a U.S. District Court judge increased to $199,100 from $174,000.Jan 13, 2014

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Khan

Mar 25, 2017 06:49pm

Lahore High Court Chief Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah has made his salary/perks public and also appointed a public information officer under the Punjab Transparency and Right to Information Act 2013. Its a good start - with it important 75,000 lahore lawyers submit their income details n pay incone tax then it would nice too.

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Mar 25, 2017 07:20pm

@Abcd but people are lauding the decision to make it public.

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NAEEM

Mar 25, 2017 07:36pm

It is a commitment to honesty and transparency.

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The end is near

Mar 25, 2017 07:49pm

Huge salaries for what? ? Access to justice remains a dream for poor citizens of Pakistan.

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Keenobserver

Mar 25, 2017 07:57pm

I feel that his salary is justified, as long as they keep it legal.

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M.Saeed

Mar 25, 2017 08:29pm

Over a million rupees per month of emoluments? Why such a great disparity? Even the President gets only Rs. 80,000 per month.

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MHS

Mar 26, 2017 11:47am

So far as he is honest, unbiased and doing his duties with true conscience, I have no objection to the salary he gets. Problem is when you are getting a low salary and enjoying the life style of a millionaire which is the case with most of patwaris , police station officers, food inspectors and other govt officials including defense personnel.

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Khaled

Mar 27, 2017 03:39pm

@M.Saeed . "Even the President gets only Rs. 80,000 per month". Who said that? just quantify the rent of the residence he is occupying, it must be more than 10 Million per month . And with no authority or any decision taking powers, and no responsibility , what else would a person wish for!

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