The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday dismissed a petition against the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) authorities, alleging failure in probing into allegations of kickbacks in selling the embassy land in Japan and Indonesia in 2002.
Justice Umar Ata Bandial dismissed the contempt petition, terming it premature. The court observed that the NAB chairman had been appointed recently, therefore, the petitioner should approach him in this regard.
The petition was filed by Dr Qaisar seeking contempt proceedings on failure to act on court orders in the embassy land case.
The petitioner submitted that a single bench of the LHC in April 2011 had ordered NAB to hold a probe into the allegations of kickbacks in selling embassy land in Japan and Indonesia in 2002, on a petition filed by him. He submitted that the court also ordered filing a reference, if made, to accountability court.
However, the NAB authorities failed to act on court orders despite being approached by him, the petitioner said. The LHC single bench ordered a probe into the sale of embassy land on a petition filed by Dr Qaisar while disposing it of.
The petitioner had challenged the sale of high cost embassy land in the countries allegedly on the ‘directions’ of then chief executive Pervez Musharraf, who had “shared” the kickbacks with the then ambassadors in the sale deal.
LHC gives federal govt two judges: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday placed the services of two district and sessions judges (D&SJs) at the federal government’s disposal.
According to a notification issued by LHC Registrar Sohail Nasir, the services of LHC D&SJ/OSD Khalid Shabbir had been placed at the disposal of the government for his posting as Special Judge (Central) Rawalpindi, on deputation basis, whereas the services of LHC D&SJ/OSD Salah-ud-Din had been placed at the disposal of the government for his posting as the Lahore Banking Court judge for three years.
Meanwhile, the LHC registrar issued posting and transfer orders of 63 junior clerks, with immediate effect. LHC Chief Justice Azmat Saeed issued posting/transfer orders of 16 newly appointed junior clerks (BS-7).
