Contempt plea filed in SC against Punjab chief secretary
National
April 18, 2021
ISLAMABAD: A contempt petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Saturday against Chief Secretary, Government of Punjab and Secretary Local Governments and Community Development for defiance of its order of March 3, 202, restoring the Local Government system in Punjab.
Sardar M Naseem Khan of Satellite Town, Rawalpindi, (Mayor Municipal Corporation, Rawalpindi) filed a petition in the apex court praying to initiate contempt proceedings against Jawad Rafique Malik, Chief Secretary Punjab and Noor ul Amin Mengal, and Secretary Local Governments and Community Development, Punjab. He prayed that the respondents might be summoned and be dealt with in accordance with law and punished severely for defiance and disobedience of its order dated 25.03.2021 passed in Constitutional Petition No.48 of 2019. It is pertinent to mention here that a three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Gulzar