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Daily Times Two-member bench declares petitions non-maintainable; directs petitioners to approach relevant forum
May 20, 2021
Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday rejected three petitions submitted for hearing against the auctioning of properties of former prime minister Nawaz Sharif.
A two-member bench, headed by Justice Aamir Farooq, rejected the petitions filed by Mian Iqbal Barkat, Muhammad Ashraf and Aslam Aziz, terming those non-maintainable under Article 199 of the constitution.
The bench said that the IHC cannot hear the case under Article 199 when the petitioners have others forums available for relief. The litigants should have filed the application to the trial court to stop the auction, it added.
IHC declares petitions challenging auctioning of Nawaz Sharif s properties non-maintainable
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Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif. Photo: Files
Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday dismissed three pleas submitted for hearing against an accountability court s decision to auction properties of PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif.
The petitions were filled by Mian Iqbal Barkat, Muhammad Ashraf and Aslam Aziz.
A two-member bench, headed by Justice Aamer Farooq, while rejecting the petition termed the pleas as unmaintainable under Article 199 of the Constitution.
“The Islamabad High Court cannot hear these petitions under Article 199 of the Constitution as there is an alternative forum already present,” said the bench.