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Contempt of court: Babar Awan indicted, refuses to accept verdict
Babar Awan says no contempt law exists in Pakistan.
Babar Awan says no contempt law exists in Pakistan. PHOTO: RASHID AJMERI/FIRE
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan indicted former law minister Babar Awan on charges of contempt of court on Thursday, Express News reported.
Awan, however, refused to accept the verdict. “No law on contempt of court exists in the country,” said Awan.
The hearing was conducted by a three-member bench, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.
Earlier, Awan had tendered an unconditional apology to the court, whereas the chief justice said that the apology letter was a confession of crime by Awan.
The former law minister was prosecuted for contempt of court adjudication after he criticised an apex court verdict handed down on December 1, 2011, pertaining to the formation of a judicial commission to probe the Memogate scandal.
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Like father, like son. :)
PPP is full of corrupt personalities from top to root level. time to eradicate corruption and enforce rule of law.
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Luckily Dr Awan has an american PhD from the Motown University…..
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Who follows the Law Mr. Babar? Its the edict of SC which is supreme in this country so no law required if his majesty thinks so it is so…Squinted & Skewed like always….Babar’s abstaining from evidence in PM’s case even couldn’t help him earn IMC’s approval…
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Mr. Babar Awan you would have to accept the verdict.
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He deserved it badly!!
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Then why he tendered unconditional apology to Supreme Court.?
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If laws do not exist then why have law makers and lawyers and judiciary and policemen. Get rid of the lot and possibly this would become a country worthy of being called a country.
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Joyous day!
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Court is damaging itself by these peety matters. And it should not take criticism as contempt.
Our court is become political, so criticism is natural.
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And this man would know the law, after all he holds a doctorate (or does he!).
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Where is the punishment???
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the present politicians are so use to the pre CJ era that they can’t take any accountability. well they have to get use to it now.Recommend
He deserves it. This man is a blight on name of professional lawyers.Lawyers are officers of court when they appear before any court.
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Babar Awan and Aitzaz Ahsan: Two sides of the same coin, what matters both to them is their professional arrogance
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Babar Awan is just another PPP jiyala who is devoid of every kind of self-respect, integrity and morality. These people lie through their teeth and trample every law under their feet, they even treat the highest judicial body of this country as they treat their serfs. These shameless people quote Quranic verses and hadiths as if they were the epitome of piety, in reality even iblees looks like a saint before these devils.
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Only very petty minds with egos larger than themselves can feel contempted by difference of opinion, even if it is in matters concerning judiciary. Such decisions can only be interpreted as throttling of our basic right to have an opinion and need to express it, after all how can human mind be prevented from thinking and reflecting and any attempt at this is simply not on like any tyranny this also must be reisted with all the force to rpotest and our contempt.
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If the contempt law does not exist, why in the first place he responded with excuses? Why did he not challenge his suspension of his lawyer practice in the SC and in the PBCA siting non-existant of contempt of law?
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Follow the Leader
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@x-Ray: Simply Brilliant
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This man must be punishised and disqualified to hold any public office.
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uniocular justice of biased judiciary
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Pakistan has million of other very serious issue which need address & CJ is worried about contempt of court. Look like terrorism or corruption is non-issue. Wow
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A fake Dr with a fake degree from a university that simply does not exist. This man claims he is a religious scholar as well. God help a country where such people live.
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One gone a million more to go
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@Singh:
Terrorism and Corruption are the responsibilities of the government.
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@aley:
When would the PCO judges apologize for their high treason in aiding and abetting mutilation of constitution? You are right nothing helped Babar even his apology, which is usually sufficient to calm down the etotistic judges. In fact the PCO judge used the apology as a proof of his guilt! In the US there are no comptempt of court outside the court. Unless sombody misbehaves in the court there is no such thing as comtemp.
Thanks and regards,
Mirza
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@Irfan: billions to go :(
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Awan is a tiger and is brave learned and intellectual ,How come everybody seems to be contempting these judges,Is there a reason why people are insulting judiciary ,we must ask the question
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Congratulations…. !!!
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Honorable CJ is only hearing contempt court cases…..
WHAT about the contempt of the country case….Criminals are ruling and SC is silent?
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Yes, mr.awan and people like him are insulting the judiciary, because mr. awan says, “No law on contempt of court exists in the country”Recommend
mr more logic@ he is right ,thre is no such law and the one made by Musharaf is obsolete now
THESE JUDGES ARE MAKING THEIR OWN LAWS ,THE RIDICULE OF PEOPLE AND THEIR REPRESENTATIVES IS OBVIOUS.
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@Mirza:
“When would the PCO judges apologize for their high treason in aiding and abetting mutilation of constitution?”
When PPP would apologize for her founder Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto’s role in aiding and abetting high treason against the state and people of Pakistan by supporting and working for the unconstitutional military government of Ayub Khan?
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@Lala Gee:
The fact: There was no PPP in the days of dictator Ayub, so PPP never supported him.
The fact that ZAB left dictator Ayub and waged a mass movement against him is apology in itself. The masses accepted him and new PPP and rewarded them with majority in several election. We were all non-Muslims but we embraced Islam and cannot be faulted for doing the right thing. Never in the life of any Bhutto did they support any dictator ever.
On the contrary the SC judges never missed a single chance of military takeover and endorsing it. They have been repeating their sunnah without fail each time. That is the big difference. You can change and evolve and come to the right decision not be a lota.
Regards,
Mirza
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@Lala Gee:
According to which constitution, Kid? 1956?
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If people of Pakistan still think this way then soon in our Pakistan there is no law and congratulation for be this way@Muhammad Ishaq:Recommend
Butcher always be butcher even he hold PHD and baber hold degree online so this kind of doctor only accepted by thiefs@Hasan:Recommend
Awan will put the last nail in the coffin of the present judiciary in the Pakistan .
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