Updated : Thursday September 20 , 2012 12:42:57 PM
The Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) on Thursday ruled that Attorney General of Pakistan Irfan Qadir will not serve as the prosecutor in a contempt of court case against real estate tycoon Malik Riaz Hussain.
The SC has also sought a list of senior lawyers from the registrar for the appointment as prosecutor in the case. The SC detached AG Irfan Qadir from the Malik Riaz contempt case due to his biased behaviour.
The apex court on Monday had reserved the judgment as to whether AG Irfan Qadir could serve as prosecutor or not in the contempt case.
The attorney general had also submitted a request to make Chief Justice of Pakistan, Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry a witness in the case, adopting the position that judges have appeared before the court in the past. Justice Ejaz Afzal however, told the attorney general that being a prosecutor in the instant case, he was not supposed to defend the accused.
He further reminded the AG that he had been accused of being biased.
The court however, observed that the list of evidences, the learned attorney general was submitting shows as if he was defending the accused.
The Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) on Thursday ruled that Attorney General of Pakistan Irfan Qadir will not serve as the prosecutor in a contempt of court case against real estate tycoon Malik Riaz Hussain.
The SC has also sought a list of senior lawyers from the registrar for the appointment as prosecutor in the case. The SC detached AG Irfan Qadir from the Malik Riaz contempt case due to his biased behaviour.
The apex court on Monday had reserved the judgment as to whether AG Irfan Qadir could serve as prosecutor or not in the contempt case.
The attorney general had also submitted a request to make Chief Justice of Pakistan, Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry a witness in the case, adopting the position that judges have appeared before the court in the past. Justice Ejaz Afzal however, told the attorney general that being a prosecutor in the instant case, he was not supposed to defend the accused.
He further reminded the AG that he had been accused of being biased.
The court however, observed that the list of evidences, the learned attorney general was submitting shows as if he was defending the accused.
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