Reply sought in contempt case

LAHORE
JUSTICE Syed Mansoor Ali Shah of the Lahore High Court Friday sought reply from the Punjab government on a petition seeking contempt proceedings against chief secretary, CCPO and Lahore DCO for not implementing LHC’s orders pertaining to ban on protest rallies/demonstrations on The Mall.
Judge directed to the respondents to file their replies by May 19. The petition was moved on behalf of the Mall Road Traders Association. Petitioner counsel submitted that the provincial government by passing law had imposed a ban on taking out rallies and staging protests on Mall Road and it was done in light of the LHC order but it was not implemented. He said the government officials had given an undertaking before the court to implement the order but it was not done so far.