Home »Top Stories » Petitions challenging contempt law: Supreme Court issues notices to Raja, others

  • News Desk
  • Jul 14th, 2012
  • Comments Off on Petitions challenging contempt law: Supreme Court issues notices to Raja, others
In response to identical petitions, challenging Contempt of Court Act 2012, the Supreme Court has issued notices to respondents including Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf through Principal Secretary, and others in the wee hours of Saturday.

According to a press release, in compliance of the Supreme Court order dated 13.07.2012 in Constitution Petition No 77 of 2012 and CMA No 3057 of 2012 (Baz Muhammad Kakar and another versus Federation of Pakistan through Secretary Ministry of Law) notices have been issued to Attorney General for Pakistan and all respondents (Raja Pervez Ashraf, Prime Minister of Pakistan through Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister, Prime Minister Secretariat, Islamabad, Federal Law Minister, Govt. of Pakistan, Islamabad, Chairman, Senate of Pakistan through Secretary, Senate Secretariat, Islamabad, Speaker, National Assembly through the Secretary, National Assembly, Islamabad, Secretary Cabinet Division, Govt. of Pakistan, Islamabad, Secretary Establishment Division, Govt. of Pakistan, Islamabad and Federation of Pakistan through Secretary Ministry of Law and Justice and Parliamentary Affairs, Islamabad) for 23.07.2012.

Meanwhile, all the 11 petitioners have also been informed accordingly.-PR

Copyright Business Recorder, 2012


the author

Top
Close
Close