The petition, moved by Munir Ahmad through Muhammad Azhar Siddique and AK Dogar, had maintained that the president committed contempt of court by not discontinuing his political activities despite court orders.
The petitioner had submitted that holding the presidency for partisan political activities was not only illegal but also in contempt of the court orders dated May 12, 2011 as defined in Article 204 of the Constitution.
A five-member bench, headed by LHC Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial, will hear the petition. The bench also comprises of Justice Nasir Saeed Sheikh, Sheikh Najamul Hassan, Ijazul Ahsan and Syed Mansoor Ali Shah.
Earlier, the bench had issued a notice to Zardari through his principal secretary for a reply, but it has not been submitted yet. The court had also turned down the federal government’s plea to become party in the petition, but allowed it to become a pro forma respondent.
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It would be better for federation, and judiciary if judges reconsider their jurisdiction and extent to which they can stretch their powers,while hearing this case.