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SC to indict PPP leader over derogatory speech against CJP
July 3, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) will indict Masood-ur-Rehman, an activist of Pakistan People’s Party and the alleged contemnor, over his derogatory speech against Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed.
A four-member larger bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Umar Ata Bandial, heard the contempt of court proceedings against the PPP activist. The court appointed Attorney General Khalid Javed to prosecute the alleged contemnor and adjourned the hearing for framing the charge.
In pursuance of court’s earlier order, Masood-ur-Rehman submitted a hand-written reply in the contempt matter. The court, however, expressed dissatisfaction over the reply and observed that the instant reply was not sufficient.
Supreme Court to indict PPP leader over derogatory speech against CJP
July 3, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) will indict Masood-ur-Rehman, an activist of Pakistan People’s Party and the alleged contemnor, over his derogatory speech against Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed.
A four-member larger bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Umar Ata Bandial, heard the contempt of court proceedings against the PPP activist. The court appointed Attorney General Khalid Javed to prosecute the alleged contemnor and adjourned the hearing for framing the charge.
In pursuance of court’s earlier order, Masood-ur-Rehman submitted a hand-written reply in the contempt matter. The court, however, expressed dissatisfaction over the reply and observed that the instant reply was not sufficient.
The government, after making Justice Isa a party, has adopted the stance that under Article 184(3), the Supreme Court can hear the case under suo motu powers even after decision on review petition.
National
May 26, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday questioned the urgency of the LHC in taking up the case of PML-N President Shahbaz Sharif and then allowing him to travel abroad.
The court issued a notice to Leader of Opposition in National Assembly and President PML-N Shahbaz Sharif and other respondents and summoned the case record from the Lahore High Court (LHC). A two-member bench of the apex court headed by Justice Ijazul Ahsen and Justice Sajjad Ali Shah admitted for regular hearing the appeal of the federal government against the Lahore High Court May 7 order, granting one-time permission to Shahbaz Sharif to go abroad. The court directed LHC to submit the entire record of the case regarding the filing of the petition by Shahbaz Sharif and details into its immediate hearing. The federation of Pakistan, through the secretary, Ministry of Interior, had challenged in the Supreme Court the order passed by the Lahore High Court on May 07 in the petitio