CDA official served contempt notice

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday issued a contempt of court show-cause notice to the Capital Development Authority's (CDA) Member Estate for allegedly making a false statement about his absence from the court in a case concerning the allotment of land to affectees.

Chief Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar issued the notice while hearing a contempt petition filed over the non-implementation of a single-bench judgment in favour of the petitioner.

During the hearing, the petitioner's counsel, Hasnain Haider Thaheem, submitted that the CDA Member Estate had appeared before another bench of the IHC while informing the present court that he was unwell. The counsel produced an attendance sheet showing the CDA official's appearance before the court of Justice Inaam Ameen Minhas.

CJ Dogar observed that there was no option but to issue a contempt notice over the alleged misstatement. The petitioner's counsel further submitted that the single bench had already decided the matter in favour of the petitioner and that the petitioner had approached the court for the third time due to the non-implementation of the judgment.

The CJ subsequently issued the show-cause notice for contempt of court and adjourned the hearing.

The petitioner had approached the IHC regarding the allotment of land to affectees and later filed the contempt petition, alleging that the court's judgment had not been implemented.