Lahore High Court on Thursday sought a reply from Maryam Nawaz by November 5 while hearing a petition against her appointment as chairperson of the youth loan programme.
Zubair Niazi had filed the petition, saying she had been appointed due to nepotism.
On a previous hearing, Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah had remarked that the government would have to explain under what law public money was being used for political purposes.
The judge expressed concern over control of public money given to an individual of the ruling family.
The petitioner’s counsel, Sheraz Zaka, had argued that the government appointed Maryam Nawaz chairperson of the youth loan program in November last year.
He said no public notice had been issued and there had been no advertisements for the post before the appointment was made.
He said consultation with the Council of Common Interest was mandatory for such programmes but the appointment was made without following procedure.
He said Maryam’s appointment was in violation of Anita Trab’s case wherein the Supreme Court had laid down a procedure for the government while making appointments.
He asked the court to set aside her appointment and to restrain her from working until the petition was disposed of.
A deputy attorney general sought time to file reply on behalf of the federal government. The court will resume hearing on November 5.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 31st, 2014.
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Prime example of position attained through VIP culture Club. The Bhuttos, The Sharrifs as well as the Army all did the same. Pakistan has become like a Bad Dream, refusing to go away. Till the chain of privileged class is not broken, the Bad Dreams will remain.
Attorney General has asked the court to give them some time to respond. I wonder why would you need time to respond when you are arguing that Maryam Safdar's appointment was legal and justifiable. Now in 5-6 days they will find all ways to convince the court, maybe offer some sona chandi to win the loyalties of this court. Lets see what decision this so called honorable court will come up with.
That's what happens in Dynasties. #GoNawazGo
Courts specially Lahore courts taking any legal action against the sharif family...hahaha. They have stay order from these courts for 16 years against returning public money to banks. And that's the beauty of democracy.
Beside have her name as Nawaz what other qualification she has for the job.
Maryam will gain respect if she does the right things. But what are the right things? One of them is to resign and offer to follow herself for selection through the prescribed procedures. We must uphold existing laws whether we agree with them or not. There are procedures for changing laws and we must use those to see if the awam agree to the proposed change. This is my advice and I hope it helps.