The 17-member bench of the SC will commence hearing the NRO cases again from today (Dec 14, 2009) after a three-day long break.
The larger bench headed by the Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry will be hearing the petitions submitted by the lawyers of Dr. Mubashir Hassan, Roidad Khan, Qazi Hussain Ahmed, Tariq Asad and Fazal Asad.
A. K. Dogar, Feroz Shah Gilani’s lawyer will give present their arguments.
Abdul Hafeez Pirzada, Dr. Mubashir Hassan’s lawyer will present his old stance on the new petition on behalf of the centre.
The request for the restoration of the Punjab Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif’s discarded petitions will also be considered amid today’s proceedings.
Akram Chaudhry, Roidad Khan’s lawyer said the centre’s current stance on the activities of court, in regard to NRO petitions, is contempt of court. Its answer will be filed in the court today.
Advocate Akram Chaudhry, in an interview with television media stated the government’s stance is baseless, and that it should be discarded with a fine.
“The centre has committed contempt of court by submitting the results beforehand,” said Chaudhry adding further, “Its written reply has been prepared and will be presentedin the court today.”
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