Contempt case: Malik Riaz tenders apology to SC
Riaz prayed to the court to summon Dr Arsalan Iftikhar, the chief justice’s son, and registrar of the Supreme Court.
ISLAMABAD:
Property developer Malik Riaz tendered an unconditional apology during contempt of court case proceedings against him in the Supreme Court on Wednesday.
Riaz apologised to the court for his press conference, saying that it had given a wrong impression that he was trying to target Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and his family. He also prayed to the court to summon Dr Arsalan Iftikhar, the chief justice’s son, and registrar of the Supreme Court.
Earlier, with a pocket-sized copy of the Holy Quran in his hand, Malik Riaz had hurled serious charges against Justice Chaudhry and his son on an issue that is sub judice, and in defiance of an apex court order to speak to the media.
He had claimed that in some of the meetings he had with the chief justice, the incumbent registrar of the Supreme Court and Dr Iftikhar were also present.
During Wednesday’s proceedings, Riaz’s counsel Dr Abdul Basit pleaded to the court to withdraw a show-cause notice against Riaz and provide him with an opportunity to give a preliminary explanation as per rules and set procedures. Meanwhile, Justice Jan told Dr Basit to behave like a lawyer of the Supreme Court. Basit assured the court that he would try to argue his case without any aggression.
The three-judge bench was headed by Supreme Court Justice Shakirullah Jan. The composition of the bench was changed for Wednesday’s hearing. Justice Tariq Parvez was replaced by Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan, while Justice Gulzar Ahmad was replaced by Justice Athar Saeed. The hearing was adjourned until Thursday (today)
Published in The Express Tribune, July 5th, 2012.
Property developer Malik Riaz tendered an unconditional apology during contempt of court case proceedings against him in the Supreme Court on Wednesday.
Riaz apologised to the court for his press conference, saying that it had given a wrong impression that he was trying to target Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and his family. He also prayed to the court to summon Dr Arsalan Iftikhar, the chief justice’s son, and registrar of the Supreme Court.
Earlier, with a pocket-sized copy of the Holy Quran in his hand, Malik Riaz had hurled serious charges against Justice Chaudhry and his son on an issue that is sub judice, and in defiance of an apex court order to speak to the media.
He had claimed that in some of the meetings he had with the chief justice, the incumbent registrar of the Supreme Court and Dr Iftikhar were also present.
During Wednesday’s proceedings, Riaz’s counsel Dr Abdul Basit pleaded to the court to withdraw a show-cause notice against Riaz and provide him with an opportunity to give a preliminary explanation as per rules and set procedures. Meanwhile, Justice Jan told Dr Basit to behave like a lawyer of the Supreme Court. Basit assured the court that he would try to argue his case without any aggression.
The three-judge bench was headed by Supreme Court Justice Shakirullah Jan. The composition of the bench was changed for Wednesday’s hearing. Justice Tariq Parvez was replaced by Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan, while Justice Gulzar Ahmad was replaced by Justice Athar Saeed. The hearing was adjourned until Thursday (today)
Published in The Express Tribune, July 5th, 2012.