LHC Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani resigns

Justice Kayani was transferred from the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to the Lahore High Court in April 2026 following a decision by the Judicial Commission of Pakistan, which was subsequently approved by the acting president. Before his transfer, he held the second position on the IHC’s seniority list.

Following his transfer, his position changed under the LHC’s seniority structure. Justice Kayani was appointed as a judge of the Islamabad High Court on December 23, 2015. During his tenure, he heard cases involving constitutional matters, human rights, family disputes and other legal issues.

He also came into the spotlight in March 2024, when he was among six Islamabad High Court judges who wrote to the Supreme Judicial Council expressing concerns about alleged interference by intelligence agencies in judicial affairs. Born on February 11, 1970, in Islamabad, Justice Kayani received his early education at F.G.

Boys High School No. 6 on Embassy Road. He later attended F.G. College for Men in Islamabad, graduating in 1989.

He obtained his Bachelor of Laws (LLB) degree from the University of Punjab in 1994 and completed a Master of Arts in Political Science in 1996. He subsequently earned a Master of Laws (LLM) degree from the University of Karachi between 2001 and 2003 and completed a Master of Science in Pakistan Studies in 2005.

Justice Kayani also obtained a postgraduate diploma in human rights from the University of Peshawar in collaboration with the Norwegian Institute of Human Rights at the University of Oslo. He began his legal career after enrolling as an advocate of the district courts in 1995.

He was enrolled as an advocate of the high courts in 1997 and was later admitted to practise before the Supreme Court of Pakistan in 2009. Justice Kayani was scheduled to retire on February 11, 2032.

If his reported resignation is officially confirmed, it would mark his departure from the judiciary before his scheduled retirement date.