Hearing of pleas against VIP culture put off
Petitioners say public functionaries live like kings and princes.
LAHORE:
Lahore High Court (LHC) adjourned till November 7 the hearing of two petitions seeking abolition of ‘VIP culture’ in the country.
The LHC full bench directed the federal and provincial law officers to appear on the next hearing.
The bench, comprising Justice Muhammad Khalid Mehmood Khan, Justice Aminud Din Khan and Justice Ayesha A Malik, was hearing the petitions filed by the Lawyers Foundation for Justice and the leader of a religious group.
AK Dogar, the petitioner’s counsel, stated: “Public functionaries are living in palatial government houses like kings and princes.
They are violating the Constitution.”
He said that western leaders lived simply.
“In order to provide livelihood to all citizens, the court should issue directions to public functionaries to end their luxurious lifestyle in the light of Article 38(b) of the Constitution,” he said.
He said that free use of electricity, gas, petrol and telephone, should not be provided to anyone from the public exchequer.
Dogar also asked the court to direct schools and colleges for the rich to give admission to the poor.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 28th, 2014.
Lahore High Court (LHC) adjourned till November 7 the hearing of two petitions seeking abolition of ‘VIP culture’ in the country.
The LHC full bench directed the federal and provincial law officers to appear on the next hearing.
The bench, comprising Justice Muhammad Khalid Mehmood Khan, Justice Aminud Din Khan and Justice Ayesha A Malik, was hearing the petitions filed by the Lawyers Foundation for Justice and the leader of a religious group.
AK Dogar, the petitioner’s counsel, stated: “Public functionaries are living in palatial government houses like kings and princes.
They are violating the Constitution.”
He said that western leaders lived simply.
“In order to provide livelihood to all citizens, the court should issue directions to public functionaries to end their luxurious lifestyle in the light of Article 38(b) of the Constitution,” he said.
He said that free use of electricity, gas, petrol and telephone, should not be provided to anyone from the public exchequer.
Dogar also asked the court to direct schools and colleges for the rich to give admission to the poor.
Published in The Express Tribune, October 28th, 2014.