• Islamabad Bar Association counsel gives undertaking to vacate football ground in two months
• IHC suspends licences of 21 lawyers for storming court building on Feb 8
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday gave the nod to the Capital Development Authority (CDA) and the district administration of Islamabad to remove lawyers’ chambers as well as courtrooms illegally constructed on the football ground in F-8 within two months.
Meanwhile, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) suspended the licences of 21 lawyers who stormed into the Chief Justice Block on Feb 8 after the CDA demolished their illegal chambers.
A three-member bench of the Supreme Court, comprising Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed, Justice Ijazul Ahsan and Justice Sayyed Mazhar Ali Akbar Naqvi, dismissed an appeal filed by the Islamabad Bar Association (IBA) against the Feb 16 decision of the IHC to remove the illegal constructions.
Licences of 21 lawyers suspended over attack on IHC
Respondents committed grave acts of indiscipline and misconduct on February 8, states an IHC order
Lawyers stage protest against the demolition of their chambers at Islamabad katcheri. PHOTO: EXPRESS/FILE
ISLAMABAD:
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday ordered suspension of the licences of 21 lawyers for ransacking the chamber of Chief Justice Athar Minallah during a protest against the demolition of their alleged illegal chambers at the Islamabad District Courts last month.
A three-member bench presided by Chief Justice Athar Minallah heard the case. We are of the opinion that the 21 respondents arrayed in the complaint in hand had committed grave acts of indiscipline and misconduct on the 8th of February, 2021, an order of IHC issued today read.
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Islamabad: A lawyer currently in jail and facing charges of storming the Islamabad High Court (IHC) building has been elected President of Islamabad High Court (IHC) Bar Association for the year 2021-22.
The victory of a ‘trouble-maker’ advocate to the top slot of the Bar indicates that the current lawyers-judges differences are not going to resolve in the coming days as both the sides are sticking to their stance.
The newly-elected president Zahid Mehmood Raja has won against Naveed Hayat Malik who is also in jail facing the similar charges.
They are among 400 lawyers who allegedly stormed the IHC building on Feb 8, injuring the IHC’s staff. They were protesting against demolition of their chambers by the Islamabad administration and demanding action against them.
Police deployed on the premises of Islamabad High Court on Tuesday. Photo by Mohammad Asim
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Tuesday issued contempt of court notices to 17 lawyers including Islamabad Bar Council member Naseer Kayani and candidates vying for top position of the Islamabad High Court Bar Association (IHCBA) election scheduled to be held on Feb 27.
The recipient of the contempt of court notices included IHCBA’s presidential candidate Raja Zahid, candidate for secretary Tasadduq Hanif and joint secretary’s candidate Yasmin Sindu.
Notices were also issued to Ahsan Majeed Gujjar, Arbab Ayub Gujjar, Faisal Jadoon, Farzana Mughal, Hamad Dar, Nazia Abbasi, Shaista Tabassum, Kulsoom Rafique, Kamran Yousafzai, Hafiz Malik Mazhar Javed, Khalid Mehmood, Raja Amjad and Raja Farrukh.