RAWALPINDI: Lahore High Court’s (LHC) Rawalpindi Bench has summoned senior PTI leader Asad Umar for ‘scandalizing the judiciary’.
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Asad Umar had delivered a speech in a public gathering on November 26 in which he allegedly passed some remarks about judiciary.
Justice Jawad Hassan of the Lahore High Court’s (LHC) Rawalpindi Bench heard a petition here on Monday filed by the additional registrar of the court’s Rawalpindi registry against comments made during PTI’s sit-in on Murree Road in the garrison city.
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During the course of hearing, the Rawalpindi City Police Officer (CPO), the Rawalpindi commissioner, Rawalpindi deputy commissioner appeared before the court. Advocate Faisal Chaudhry appeared on behalf of the PTI.
The additional registrar of the court detailed the remarks uttered by the PTI leader during the public rally.
Justice Hassan remarked that Asad Umar had attacked the judiciary in his speech.
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“The PTI leader made scandalous and derogatory remarks against the judiciary,” he remarked. adding, “we will watch his speech first then decide to take action.”.
Under the Article 14 of the Constitution, no institution or individual can be made controversial, and if someone does so, they are liable to be prosecuted under Article 204(2)(b) (contempt of court), the judge remarked.
After today’s proceedings, he summoned the PTI leader to appear in person before the court at the next hearing and sought the video transcript of Umar’s speech. Later the court adjourned the hearings until December 7.
