LHC’s new bench to hear Shahbaz’s bail plea tomorrow
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April 20, 2021
LAHORE: Following the split decision on the Leader of the Opposition in the National Assembly Shahbaz Sharif’s release on bail, the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday formed a new bench to hear his bail application on Wednesday (tomorrow).
LHC Chief Justice Muhammad Qasim Khan formed the three-member bench headed by Justice Ali Baqar Najafi and comprising Justice Ms Aalia Neelam and Justice Syed Shahbaz Ali Rizvi.
On Sunday, a two-judge LHC bench came up with a split decision on Shahbaz’s release on bail. Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar, who headed the bench, allowed the petition, while its other member Justice Asjad Javaid Ghural dismissed the same. In his dissenting note, Justice Ghural also accused the senior judge of unilaterally issuing the short order on bail.