Supreme Court has retained the stay order against Sindh Local Government Act on Tuesday here.
Three-member bench of the Apex Court headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry was hearing the petition against Sindh Local Government Act here.
During the hearing Sindh Government’s lawyer Anwar Mansoor made a submission for an adjournment of the hearing, as he has to leave for Britain for medical treatment.
The court acceding to the lawyer’s submission adjourned the hearing until January 16 and restrained the Sindh Government not to transfer any department to the Local Government during this period.
The Chief Justice asked Anwar Mansoor Khan to tell his client that during this period of stay order there shouldn’t be any breach.
Anwar Mansoor Khan in reply said if any such thing happens, then he would give up pleading for Sindh Government, as the institution of judiciary was most important to him and added that he never requested for adjournment from the court in the past.
Chief Justice told the lawyer you need not take back your power of attorney and added we know how to deal in such occasion.
Later, the hearing was adjourned until January 16.
