Maula Bux Chandio on Tuesday resigned as Federal Minister for Law hours after the Supreme Court suspended the legal license of Babar Awan.
His resignation has been sent to the Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani. His resignation comes as reports from the federal capital indicate that during a meeting between Babar Awan and President Zardari a decision to appoint the former as the law minister was made.
Earlier, the Supreme Court suspended the legal license of Babar Awan on passing derogatory remarks against the apex court.
The SC on January 05 had issued contempt of court notice to former Federal Law Minister Babar Awan during hearing of Presidential Reference regarding revisit of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto verdict.
“How can things move forward without respect for the judiciary,” Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry asked. “We are the issuing authority and have the powers to cancel [legal] licenses as well.” The Supreme Court on January 05 put off the hearing of the ZAB reference and issued a second notice to PPP leader Babar Awan for contempt of court.
Maula Bux Chandio quits federal cabinet
