The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday referred former president Pervez Musharraf’s writ to constitute a bench against the placement of his name on the exit control list (ECL) to the SHC chief justice.
The SHC bench comprising Justice Sajjad Ali Shah and Justice Salah ud Din Babar took up the petition for hearing on Monday.
Pervez Musharraf’s counsel A Q Halipota argued, on March 28, 2013, it was not the open court that ordered to put his client’s name on ECL. So, the bench which had banned Musharraf from going abroad should hear this petition.
Attorney General (AG) Munir A Malik while objecting to the petition said the affidavit filed with the petition is not from Pervez Musharraf but it has been given by his brother in law. Therefore, time should be given to me so that I could file my written objection, he said.
The court while giving time to AG maintained that as Pervez Musharraf seeks review of March, 29, 2013 decision, therefore, the court is sending this petition to the chief justice for constitution of a bench.
