Islamabad High Court (IHC) has rejected the petition filed against extension of service in respect of army chief declaring it non-maintainable.
IHC chief justice Iqbal Hamid ur Rehman took the petition filed by Col (Retd) Inam ur Rahim for preliminary hearing Monday.
Counsel for petitioner took the plea that army service could not be continued beyond 60 years of age. As per army act no army officer could retain his post after reaching 60 years of his age. President was not authorized to give extension in service, he pleaded. Therefore, extension granted to army chief in his service be withdrawn forthwith, he added.
Chief Justice remarked military matters could not come in the courts for hearing under article 199-3 of the constitution.
The court reserved the judgment for some time and later declared the petition non maintainable.
Petition against army chief extension non-maintainable
