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April 21, 2021
A three-member bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday fixed the hearing of Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) President Shehbaz Sharif’s bail petition in the money laundering case.
Justice Ali Baqar Najafi-headed bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) will hear the bail petition of Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday (today) after the previous bench came up with a split decision on Leader of Opposition in the National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif’s release on bail. The other judges in the newly-formed bench will include Justice Aalia Neelum and Justice Syed Shahbaz Ali Rizvi.
Following the split decision on Leader of Opposition in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif’s release on bail, Lahore High Court (LHC) had formed a new bench to decide upon the matter. Chief Justice LHC Qasim Khan had formed a three-member full-court bench to hear the bail plea of Shehbaz Sharif. The judges of the Lahore High Court (LHC) bench had come up with a split decision on Le
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Following the split decision on Leader of Opposition in National Assembly Shehbaz Sharif’s bail petition, the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday formed a new bench to decide upon the matter. Chief Justice LHC Qasim Khan formed a three-member bench to hear the bail plea of Shehbaz Sharif. The new bench is headed by Justice Ali Baqir Naji, while Justice Aalia Neelam and Justice Shahbaz Rizvi would be the member of the bench.
Earlier, the judges of the LHC bench came up with a split decision on Sharif’s release on bail. Justice Sarfraz Dogar, who headed the bench, allowed the petition while its other member Justice Asjad Javed Ghural dismissed the same on merits. In his dissenting order, Justice Ghural also accused the senior judge of issuing the bail granting short order ‘unilaterally’. Meanwhile, the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on Monday decided to auction all the properties
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LAHORE: The Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) has expressed concern over a judge’s dissenting note four days after party president Shahbaz Sharif’s bail was announced.
The bail was granted on Wednesday, but Sharif remained in prison. The Lahore High Court’s two-judge bench had a split decision regarding Shahbaz’s bail in the money laundering and assets-beyond-means reference, according to Geo News. Justice Sarfraz Dogar accepted the bail petition, while Justice Asjad Javed Gharal rejected it. The case will now go to a referee judge, who will be appointed by the LHC chief justice.
On Sunday, there was a back and forth between the PML-N and the government. In a statement issued by PML-N spokeswoman Marriyum Aurangzeb, she said the party expressed concern over the dissenting note issued four days after the bail was announced, adding this was “the first time in the history of the court, bail was granted but no written order was signed”. She hoped justice wou
LHC CJ forms bench to hear money laundering case against Shehbaz Sharif
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Money laundering reference: Shehbaz Sharif forwards case file to LHC CJ
LAHORE (Dunya News) – Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Qasim Khan on Monday has formed a three-member bench to hear money laundering case against Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) President and Opposition Leader in National Assembly (NA) Shehbaz Sharif after one of the judges raised objection on granting him bail.
According to details, Justice Ali Baqir Najfi will chair the bench.
The development came day after judges, who were hearing money laundering case, handed over their separate written verdicts on PML-N leader’s bail to the high court office.