LHC sets aside removal orders of 17 law officers

The Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial on Thursday set aside removal orders of 17 provincial law officers after declaring them discriminatory.

The chief justice passed the orders while allowing petitions filed by Muhammad Saeed and others against their dismissal.

The petitioners’ through their petition submitted that the provincial interim government removed 20 law officers including them without any reason.

They contended that the step was not only against the mandate of the interim government but also discriminatory.

They said that selected law officers were removed against rules. They pleaded the court to set aside the removal orders as the court had already given relief to three officers who were dismissed with them.

The chief justice after hearing the arguments set aside the removal orders of the petitioners while allowing their petition.

LHC TAKES NOTICE OF ACID ATTACK: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday took notice of an acid attack on a woman and her two sons in Hazro Area.

Attock district & sessions judge has been directed to probe into the matter and submit a detailed report regarding steps taken by the local police along with his own comments.

According to details, a woman, a resident of suburban Hazro, was at her house with her two sons aged three and one. An unidentified man entered the house, sprayed acid over them and escaped. As a result, she and her sons received burns. The local police rushed to the scene and shifted the victims to the hospital.

LHC Complaint Cell took notice of the news and directed the concerned D&SJ to look into the matter and submit report within a week.

LHC REMOVES OBJECTION ON PLEA AGAINST APML’S MNA-ELECT: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday removed an office objection on a plea seeking disqualification of an MNA-elect belonging to Pervez Musharraf’s All Pakistan Muslim League (APML).

After removing the objection the court directed that the plea be fixed for the hearing.

LHC registrar had objected to the plea filed against MNA-elect Shehzad Iftikahr saying that the plea be moved in the Islamabad High Court.

Applicant noted that the Iftikhar contested election in violation of party decision of boycotting the polls. He prayed the court to disqualify Shehzad Iftikhar.