LAHORE: The Lahore High Court has announced the names of successful candidates selected for appointment against vacant posts of additional district & sessions judge (AD&SJs) and civil judges-cum-magistrate.

According to an official statement, two candidates have been declared successful for the post of AD&SJ, while 40 candidates have qualified for appointment as civil judges-cum-magistrate.

As per the notified lists, the candidates selected for appointment as AD&SJ are Muzaffar Tufail Bhatti and Riffat Naz. Meanwhile, 40 candidates, including 22 women, have been declared successfulfor appointment as civil judge-cum-magistrate.

The lists of successful candidates have been uploaded on the official website of the Lahore High Court.

However, the statement did not disclose the total number of candidates who appeared in the examinations.

Published in Dawn, February 20th, 2026