SC adjourns contempt plea against Punjab governor

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday adjourned hearing of a contempt of court appeal against Punjab Governor Rafiq Rajwana for a date in office.

The court observed that if chancellors of universities of the province, appointed with educational background like vice chancellors, then there would be no administrative issues in universities.

The SC division bench comprising Justice Dost Muhamamd Khan and Justice Sardar Tariq Masood heard the case.According to the petition, some employees of a government university in Lahore filed an application before the university registrar to register their union; however, the university administration dismissed their application.

They filed a petition in the Lahore High Court, which was also dismissed.The employees filed a petition in the Supreme Court against the LHC order.The apex court sought reply from the university administration and ordered for proceeding on employees’ application.On which, the university administration dismissed the petitioner from service.

Later, the terminated employee filed a contempt of court case against the Punjab governor.The petitioner apprised the court that there was an issue of union registration in the Government College University Lahore. He said the university administration, instead of implementing the court orders, sacked him over filing of the case.He pleaded with the court to initiate contempt of court proceedings against the Punjab governor as chancellor of the GCU, Lahore.