Pakistan

IHC to hear lawyers’ chambers case on Monday

SC in February had taken a suo moto action over construction of 500 illegal chambers by the lawyers

APP January 27, 2019

SC in February 2018 had taken a suo moto action over construction of 500 illegal chambers by the lawyers. PHOTO: FILE

ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Saturday fixed a case pertaining to encroachments by lawyers of district courts by constructing their chambers at a football ground in Sector F-8 on January 28.

A four-member larger bench headed by IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah and comprising Justice Mohsin Akhter Kiyani, Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb will hear the case on Monday.

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The Supreme Court in February 2018 had taken a suo moto action over construction of 500 illegal chambers by the lawyers at the F-8 Football Ground.

Published in The Express Tribune, January 27^th, 2019.