LG polls: SC dismisses defence secretary's appeal against contempt notice
Chief justice issued contempt notice against Asif Yasin Malik for not holding elections as per court’s orders.
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ISLAMABAD:
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the defence secretary’s appeal challenging the contempt of court notice issued against him for not holding local government elections in cantonment areas, Express News reported.
On November 5, a three-member bench of the apex court – headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry - had observed that Defence Secretary Lt Gen (retd) Asif Yasin Malik had committed contempt of court by not holding elections as per the court’s earlier judgements.
Later on November 8, in an unprecedented move, another Supreme Court bench passed a stay against the previous order issued by the chief justice. The bench had stopped the action until a final decision of the appellate bench is made.
The stay order was issued after the defence secretary challenged Justice Chaudhry’s decision of indicting him.
The bench which had issued the stay order dismissed Malik’s appeal today.
The Supreme Court on Monday dismissed the defence secretary’s appeal challenging the contempt of court notice issued against him for not holding local government elections in cantonment areas, Express News reported.
On November 5, a three-member bench of the apex court – headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry - had observed that Defence Secretary Lt Gen (retd) Asif Yasin Malik had committed contempt of court by not holding elections as per the court’s earlier judgements.
Later on November 8, in an unprecedented move, another Supreme Court bench passed a stay against the previous order issued by the chief justice. The bench had stopped the action until a final decision of the appellate bench is made.
The stay order was issued after the defence secretary challenged Justice Chaudhry’s decision of indicting him.
The bench which had issued the stay order dismissed Malik’s appeal today.