SC seeks NEPRA load-shedding schedule after Eid

Top court rejects bail plea of accused in urea manure scandal worth millions of rupees


Aqeel Afzal May 22, 2019
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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has sought the load-shedding schedule from the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) after Eid.

A three-member bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed, on Tuesday was hearing a review petition against unannounced load-shedding to industries.

Justice Saeed remarked Nepra was directed to present its load-shedding schedule at the previous hearing.

The deputy attorney general apprised the bench that so far no reply had been received from Nepra.

The court issued orders for Nepra to submit its schedule after Eidul Fitr.

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Urea manure scandal

The Supreme Court rejected the bail plea of main accused Inamul Din in the urea manure scandal worth millions of rupees.

The same bench heard the case.

The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) prosecutor said the accused established fake companies and took fake contracts.

The accused’s lawyer replied that the accused was abroad when the fraud was committed. “Inamul Din’s father forged his signatures and established the companies.”

Justice Ijazul Ahsan said, “You want to say that the accused should be released and his father be apprehended.”

The lawyer replied that the father had committed fraud; hence, “why should the son be punished”.

The NAB prosecutor said that accused Inamul Din was the central character of the manure scandal.

The court rejected the petition.

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Fake appointments in Pakistan Constabulary

The Supreme Court rejected the bail plea of accused Muhammad Waqas Anjum in the case of bogus bills and fake appointments in the Pakistan Constabulary.

The accused is alleged to have caused a loss of Rs40 million to the national exchequer.

The same bench heard the case. During the proceeding, the NAB lawyer said bogus forms were used for making fake appointments. The accused’s lawyer said his client gave the approval according to the record available in the computer.

Justice Saeed remarked, “Shall we leave you and give the punishment to the computer.

“It is the responsibility of the Grade 17 officer to verify and make payments. A seven-year-old child can also see the record, then what is the need of a Grade 17 officer?”

Justice Saeed remarked, “It is also the duty of a Grade 17 officer to use his brain.”

The court rejected the accused’s bail plea.

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