Justice Ijazul Ahsan of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday restrained the Joint Stock Companies Lahore registrar from cancelling the registration of Idara-i-Minhajul Quran.
The judge also sought reply within a fortnight on a petition filed by Muhammad Mustafa, secretary general of the Idara, challenging the notice for cancellation issued by the registrar.
The counsel for the petitioner submitted that the registrar had sent a notice to the Idara on December 20, 2014, accusing it of misusing funds on the purchase of bulletproof vehicles and containers.
“A bulletproof vehicle was purchased for Rs14.3 million for the Idara head Dr Tahirul Qadri and Pakistan Awami Tehreek workers who needed protection after Dr Qadri issued a fatwa against terrorists,” he said.
He said that after the Model Town incident, the government was victimising the Idara and its workers. “On behalf of the Idara, a reply has already been sent to the Joint Stock Companies registrar,” The minister said the bus terminal, consisting of 282 kanals, and an auto workshop near it would be shifted.he said.
He requested the court to declare the notice null and void. He also requested the court to stop the government from harassing the Idara workers.
Published in The Express Tribune, February 3rd, 2015.
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