Dual offices: LHC to hear contempt petition against Zardari on September 27
Hearing was earlier scheduled for September 21 but was cancelled on account of Ishq-e-Rasool (pbuh) Day.
LAHORE:
The Lahore High Court announced on Monday that the contempt of court petition against President Asif Ali Zardari will be heard on September 27. The hearing was earlier scheduled for September 21 but was cancelled on account of Ishq-e-Rasool (pbuh) Day.
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.
The Lahore High Court announced on Monday that the contempt of court petition against President Asif Ali Zardari will be heard on September 27. The hearing was earlier scheduled for September 21 but was cancelled on account of Ishq-e-Rasool (pbuh) Day.
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.