ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday fixed for hearing the contempt of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) case on December 6.
A three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Ayesha Malik and newly elevated Justice Athar Minallah will hear the case at the apex court in Islamabad.
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Earlier, the Supreme Court on November 15 issued notices to former prime minister Imran Khan, and PTI leaders Asad Umar and Fawad Chaudhry in cases pertaining to the contempt of Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP).
The Supreme Court, it may be recalled, was moved through Advocate Sajeel Sheryar Swati on November 12 on behalf of the ECP with a request to order consolidation of all six petitions before one high court instead of defending the commission’s stance over the issuance of contempt notices against PTI leaders in different high courts.
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Later, the ECP again moved the apex court seeking setting aside of various high court orders in favour of the PTI leaders, including Mr Khan, who had challenged the contempt notices issued to them.
