Govt given time in advisers’ case

LAHORE

The Lahore High court Tuesday gave time to the federal government to submit reply till May 29 to a petition challenging appointment of advisers to the prime minister. 

Chief Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah took up the matter, observing that why the government was not submitting its reply. The CJ asked the law office present in the court to explain that how the appointment of advisers was made.

The law officer said that the relevant law officer of the federal government was busy in the Peshawar High Court and pleaded time to submit reply. The court accepted his plea and gave time to the government to submit reply on the next hearing. 

Mehmood Akhtar, a citizen, had filed the petition saying that law allows only appointment of five advisers but the government had exceeded the limit. 

Fake degree case: Justice Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi of the LHC adjourned until June 20 the hearing of petitions filed by former MNA Ghulam Sarwar Khan challenging jurisdiction of Anti-Corruption Court holding proceedings on the challan submitted in the alleged fake degree case.  Ghulam Sarwar Khan through his counsel Advocate Dr. Khalid Ranjha said that the Anti-Corruption Court’s judge passed an order on his matter which he could not, as the matter was lying pending before the high court as well as before the relevant forum.

A law officer opposed his contention saying that the matter of jurisdiction had already been decided, the only thing which had left was the submission of relevant orders and petitions. 

The law officer pleaded the court to give some time so that he could present the orders and petitions.

After concurrence of the parties, Justice Naqvi put off further proceedings until June 20. In 2012, Anti-Corruption Establishment lodged FIR no 67/2012 against Ghulam Sarwar Khan over charges of corruption and having fake diploma from Punjab Board of Technical education.