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LHC reserves verdict in NAB chief appointment case
LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) reserved the judgement in case of appointment of former Justice Syed Deedar Hussain as the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairman, Geo News reported Friday.Justice Ijaz Ahmad Chaudhry of the LHC heard the constitutional petition today against the appointment.
The petitioner, Barrister Javed Iqbal Jaffree, submitted that Deedar was not competent for the post and his appointment was against the constitution because according to the 18th Amendment, consultation with the chief justice of Pakistan and the opposition parties was necessary for this appointment.
He claimed that 15 constitutional clauses had been violated in the appointment of Deedar.
Deedar had served as the Sindh High Court chief justice and was later elevated to the Supreme Court and is the first NAB chairman from judiciary
Courtesy www.geo.tv