A nine member Supreme Court bench, led by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, will on Wednesday pick some other name as the head of the commission to probe into the memo scandal after earlier nominee Tariq Khosa refused to take the responsibility.
According to a senior official of the Supreme Court, the judges would take the decision in chambers, as Khosa’s nomination was a unanimous decision, thus the all nine judges would choose a new name in their chambers. It is being claimed by various quarters that former inspector general of police (IGP) Rafiq Haider could be named the new head of the commission to probe into the “memogate” issue.
In its December 1 order in the case, the SC had held that in case Khosa declined to act as the commission head, he may inform the Supreme Court registrar who would place the matter in chambers for the passing of an appropriate order for taking up the matter either in court or holding proceedings in the chambers. While naming Khosa, the bench had left it to him whether or not to accept the responsibility of probing the case.
After the government raised objections over the name of Khosa, he declined to accept the responsibility and conveyed his refusal to Supreme Court Registrar Dr Faqir Hussain on Friday.
SC likely to name new chief to head memo probe tomorrow
