Nawaz Sharif seeks fixation of Memo Case hearing after April 20

PML-N President Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, petitioner in the memo case, has requested the Supreme Court of Pakistan to fix the case hearing after April 20.
In an application submitted before the learned bench through Mehmood Ahmed Sheikh, advocate-on-record, Nawaz Sharif’s lawyer said that the applicant had learnt that the above titled matter was being fixed for hearing on April 19. He drew the attention of the court that the chief justice of Pakistan had granted general adjournment to applicant’s counsel, Mohammad Akram Sheikh, who was representing Mansoor Ijaz, the applicant, for all his cases from April 12, 2012 to April 20, 2012 enabling him to have his medical checkup abroad and the learned counsel has already left for United States.
He said that the presence of respondent No 5 (Mansoor Ijaz), the applicant’s counsel was vital for the hearing and disposal of the application of Hussain Haqqani (respondent No 4) who has left this country by submitting an assurance for his return on four days’ notice either by the Inquiry Commission or this court. He stated that Hussain Haqqani had unleashed campaign of contempt against the memo commission as well as interference with possible outcome of instant petition. That the presence of the counsel for Mansoor Ijaz (respondent No 5/applicant) was essential in order to bring the relevant material on record, certain facts were necessary to be placed and to make submission on behalf of respondent No 5 for just and proper decision of recording the testimony of Hussain Haqqani.
“Since the counsel for Mansoor Ijaz/applicant was present on last date of hearing when CMA No 1169/2012 was not argued voluntarily by the learned counsel of Hussain Haqqani on the ground of being on general adjournment, the general adjournment has been granted to the applicants counsel on the health grounds”. Therefore, he added, it was just and proper in the interest of justice, equity, equality and due process that applicant may be allowed the opportunity of representing his case at this crucial juncture of deciding CMA No 1169/2012.