Supreme Court of Pakistan. — Photo by AP
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday adjourned the hearing of the contempt of court case against PCO judges. The hearing will now resume on January 3.
A four-judge bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Mahmood Akhtar Shahid Siddiqui, heard the case.
During the hearing, Justice Shahid Siddiqui said judges who took oath under the Provisional Constitution Order violated a restraining order issued by a seven-judge bench on November 3, 2007.
However, Justice Zahid Hussain’s counsel Barrister S M Zafar argued that a judge was a part of the court and therefore the court could not issue a contempt notice against the judge.
Zafar said Supreme Court’s July 31 verdict had stated that the matter of any misconduct by judges would be dealt with by the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC).
Zafar further said that the verdict had also stated that no contempt of court proceedings would be taken up against judges recommended by Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry and that Justice Zahid Hussain had been appointed on the recommendation of Chief Justice Iftikhar.
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