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Friday, January 13, 2012
SC to hear Haqqani’s review plea in memo case on 17thStaff Report
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court will hear former ambassador to US Husain Haqqani’s review petition against the court’s December 30, 2011, order on January 17.
A special bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry himself will take up the review petition on memo scandal.
The petitioner wants the court to issue a stay order against the judicial commission probing the case “until the petition is disposed of”.
Asma Jahangir, the counsel for Haqqani, filed the application under Article 187 of the constitution for the suspension of the December 30 verdict.
“Pending disposal of the civil review petition, proceedings of the commission formed under the Supreme Court order may graciously be stayed,” the petition said, adding, “The applicant will suffer an irreparable harm if the commission reaches a conclusion while the petition is pending.”
Haqqani said in the petition that the court had heard petitions on the question of maintainability, whereas December 30, 2011, order exhausted the entire relief sought by the petitioners in every respect.
He also objected to the constitution of the judicial commission by the court, saying it was “not permissible” under the law.
“Directions cannot be issued to the judges of a high court to constitute a commission. Under the CPC Order, rule 26, sub-rule 2, a commission set up to examine any person or evidence may be deputed to any court except a high court.”
Courtesy www.dailytimes.com.pk