Dual offices case: President bound to comply with court's orders, says LHC
The petitioner's counsel Advocate AK Dogar, in his statement before the full judicial bench, said that the courts can get anyone punished by leveling contempt charges against them.
Dogar further argued that crimes are carried out under “personal capacity” and that they did not have anything to do with the position a person holds.
The court adjourned the hearing till December 10.
Earlier, Advocate Wasim Sajjad, the federation’s counsel, had concluded his arguments over the maintainability of the contempt petition.
However, as the bench resumed proceedings, Advocate Sajjad struggled to get the court’s permission to continue his arguments on the maintainability issue, as he has already started arguments on the constitutional immunity enjoyed by president during the last hearing.
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LHC is once again dismembering democracy brick by brick keeping up with their dark history. In addition they are trying to dismember the federation by making decisions already rejected by the elected assemblies of other provinces.
A.K.Dogar is trying to portray the LHC as martial law court and it can level contempt of court charges against anyone. It doesn't appeal to fair justice. Democracy demands to shun our prejudices and misleading arguments while in a court of law and am sure it will also be against the legal practice. If Zardari, Nawas Sharif, a general or a judge is guilty of any violation of law or constitution he must be punished but fairly and justly.
@asim: Despite being 10 years in jail and convicted by LHC in 1999
This statement explains the corrupt mindset. Once again, it was LHC, and later SC overturned the conviction (everyone knows) due to the complicity of the sitting judge. But the accused still went on to spend 10 years of his life in incarceration without any conviction.
Even now LHC is behind all the drama.
Who selects the high court judges? Is there any criteria?
Lahore High Court has compromised the respect of Courts. Sindh Assembly has passed a resolution against the KBD amounting to resolution against the decision of the court. Soon other assemblies will follow suit. So the courts are advised not to play to the political tunes. Contempt of court should not be so extensively used that people interpret it as a draconian law.
@asim: LHC conviction was turned down by the Supereme court in 2001 after it was established that the then Chief Justice of LHC and the presiding judge Malik QAyyum were getting instructions from Nawaz Sharif and his notorious accountability chief Saifur rehman. Both the judges, who were Supereme court judges at the time of Appel decision, had to resign from their position.
LHC have already convicted two PPP heads and now it looks like history is being repeated by the LHC again.
Justice have failed in pakistan rather the courts are a tool used by the elite class.Despite being 10 years in jail and convicted by LHC in 1999, a president contiues to hold public office in sheer violation of all moral standards. Accountability is also required to be done at courts level. Judges are playing politics.
"slowness of judgments is equal to impunity" and "uncertainty of punishment encourages all the guilty."Maximilien Robespierre