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Wednesday, December 05, 2007
By Umar Cheema
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has allotted residences of deposed judges to newly appointed judges, who took oath under the Provisional Constitution Order (PCO).
However, the residence of deposed chief justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has not been allotted to Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar, the new chief justice of post-Nov 3 Supreme Court.
The assistant registrar, who issued this office order, was reluctant to speak on the subject. The Supreme Court registrar was not available for comments while the PRO denied any knowledge about this development. An honourable deposed judge, Justice Rana Bhagwandas, confirmed to The News having received a written intimation in this regard from the court and termed it a pressure tactic.
Justice Bhagwandas, however, told The News that their residences had been allotted to the new PCO judges despite availability of a number of bungalows lying vacant nearby and were sufficient to accommodate new comers.
Even the residence of a deposed judge, Justice Javed Iqbal, has been allotted to a veteran PCO judge, Justice Faqir Mohammad Khokhar, already residing in the Judges Enclave. Khokhar's present bungalow has been designated to a new PCO judge, Justice Qaim Jan.
The bungalow of another deposed judge, Sardar Raza Muhammad Khan, has been allotted to Musa Leghari, a newly appointed Supreme Court judge.
Ejazul Hassan, another newly appointed judge, has been allotted the residence of the deposed judge, Shakirullah Jan. Justice Shabbir Akhtar has been allotted the bungalow of deposed judge Tasadduq Jillani.Deposed Justice Ghulam Rabbani's bungalow has been allotted to Justice Zia Pervez.
About the chief justice's residence, he said it was a designated house for the chief justice and has not been allotted to Justice Dogar.
Justice Bhagwandas, however, said the official letter he and other colleagues received did not mention any time frame to vacate the residences. "By making new allotments, they seem to have implied as if the residences were lying vacant," he said. Presently, there are 18 bungalows in the Judges Enclave. One each has been allotted to Federal Shariat Court's Chief Justice Fida Muhammad Khan and Federal Tax Ombudsman Justice Munir A Sheikh.
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