The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the hearing of the contempt case against Prime Minister Yousaf Raza Gilani till Tuesday, a private TV channel reported.
Earlier, the Supreme Court rejected the request of Aitzaz Ahsan to postpone the announcement of the verdict in the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) implementation case. Aitzaz prayed before the bench today that the verdict should be announced after he is done presenting evidence in the contempt case against the premier.
The bench, while directing Aitzaz to continue his arguments without thinking that the verdict will influence the contempt case, observed that it will announce a “proper verdict” in the NRO implementation case today
Aitzaz reiterated that the bench hearing the case was a violation of Article 10-A and prayed that a new bench should be constituted to hear the case. Justice Gulzar Ahmed asked where Aitzaz will appeal if another bench takes a decision against the premier.
The apex court had also directed Aitzaz counsel to complete his evidence by Wednesday, April 18.
