Federal govt asks to be made party in contempt case against Zardari
LHC is hearing petition which states that Zardari committed contempt by disobeying order against holding dual offices.
LAHORE:
The federal government on Thursday moved a civil miscellaneous application in the Lahore High Court to become a party in a contempt case against President Asif Ali Zardari.
Zardari is accused of violating court orders by continuing to hold dual offices of being the Pakistan Peoples Party co-chairman and of being the President and conducting political activities at the presidency.
The application was moved through senior lawyer Wasim Sajjad wherein he stated that the federation was made respondent in the main petition but not in the contempt of court petition.
“According to the Constitution, the president is a part of the federation and under Chapter III of the Constitution, the federal government can exercise its power in the name of the president,” he said, adding that the federal government should be allowed to become a party in the contempt case.
A full bench, headed by Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandail, will hear this application as well as the contempt petition on September 14.
Earlier, Advocate Munir Ahmad had filed a contempt petition against Zardari in which he contended that the LHC in May 2011 had declared that president could not hold the office of PPP co-chairman while being the president of the country. Ahmad said that Zardari failed to obey the orders, committing contempt of court.
He requested the court to initiate contempt of court proceedings against the president.
The federal government on Thursday moved a civil miscellaneous application in the Lahore High Court to become a party in a contempt case against President Asif Ali Zardari.
Zardari is accused of violating court orders by continuing to hold dual offices of being the Pakistan Peoples Party co-chairman and of being the President and conducting political activities at the presidency.
The application was moved through senior lawyer Wasim Sajjad wherein he stated that the federation was made respondent in the main petition but not in the contempt of court petition.
“According to the Constitution, the president is a part of the federation and under Chapter III of the Constitution, the federal government can exercise its power in the name of the president,” he said, adding that the federal government should be allowed to become a party in the contempt case.
A full bench, headed by Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandail, will hear this application as well as the contempt petition on September 14.
Earlier, Advocate Munir Ahmad had filed a contempt petition against Zardari in which he contended that the LHC in May 2011 had declared that president could not hold the office of PPP co-chairman while being the president of the country. Ahmad said that Zardari failed to obey the orders, committing contempt of court.
He requested the court to initiate contempt of court proceedings against the president.