Lahore High Court Chief Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah on Friday sought replies from the election commission and others till January 16 in a petition challenging eligibility of elected mayor of Lahore Colonel Mubashir Javed (Retd). The petitioner submitted that Mubashir Javed had been in government service and could not contest election before a period of two years after leaving the job. He also served as chief warden of civil defence department and member of evacuee trust property board, the petitioner added.