Staff Report
ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court (SC), in the light of ruling by three-member bench, issued notices to Prime Minister, Chairman Senate, National Assembly Speaker, federal law minister among 10 respondents in a petition challenging the newly inducted contempt of court law.

The three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry and comprising Justice Jawwad S Khawaja and Justice Khilji Arif Hussain will hear the petition filed by Baz Muhammad Kakar on July 23.

The bench ordered to combine all 11 petitions filed against the Contempt Of Court Act 2012 and adjourned the hearing till July 23.

According to the SC notification, the Prime Minister has been issued notice through his principal secretary, and chairman senate and speaker National Assembly have been given notices through their respective houses of the Parliament. The federal law minister has been directly issued notice.

Meantime, the court has also summoned Attorney General.

It should be mentioned here that the three-strong bench directed to issue notices on petitions by Baaz Muhammed Kakar and Athar Minallah.

It should be mentioned here that the three-strong bench directed to issue notices on petitions by Baaz Muhammed Kakar and Athar Minallah.

It is pertinent to note here that present government led by Pakistan People’s Party (PPP), in an apparent move to stanch the course of disqualification of the Prime Minister by the court, rushed through passage of the Contempt of Court Bill amendment 2012 from both the houses. And later on, President Asif Ali Zardari signed the bill into law on Thursday (July 12). SAMAA