Inappropriate forum: Blockage of website plea disposed of
The CJ observed that only the parliament was authorised to take a decision in this regard
LAHORE:
Lahore High Court Chief Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah on Friday disposed of a petition seeking a directive for the government to block access to the website of India Today magazine. Petitioner Abdul Hameed had submitted that the magazine had recently a derogatory photo of Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif. He said the magazine had been publishing anti-Pakistan content for some time. The CJ observed that only the parliament was authorised to take a decision in this regard. He said elected representatives of the public should be approached for these matters.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 3rd, 2016.
Lahore High Court Chief Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah on Friday disposed of a petition seeking a directive for the government to block access to the website of India Today magazine. Petitioner Abdul Hameed had submitted that the magazine had recently a derogatory photo of Chief of Army Staff General Raheel Sharif. He said the magazine had been publishing anti-Pakistan content for some time. The CJ observed that only the parliament was authorised to take a decision in this regard. He said elected representatives of the public should be approached for these matters.
Published in The Express Tribune, September 3rd, 2016.