The federal government has decided to contest the Supreme Court’s ruling on the formation of a full court in the contempt of the trial involving further justice secretary Nazar Abbas.
Attorney General Mansoor Usman Awan informed the constitutional bench of the government’s attitude during a consultation on a customs processing case.
The government plans to challenge the decision and denote the constitutional, Express News reported.
The Supreme Court’s decision in disdain the case stated that Nazar Abbas had not intentionally committed contempt in court.
A bench with two members consisting of Justice Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice Aqeel Abbasi withdrew the show against Nazar Abbas and referred the case to Pakistan’s Chief Justice.
The bench highlighted procedural violations from the Supreme Court’s practice and procedure committee and the judges’ constitutional committees, which had administratively assigned cases in violation of legal orders.
The order stated that these committees lacked authority to disregard court decisions. The bench recommended that Chief Justice formed a full court to deal with whether the actions of these committees constituted contempt.
The court further noted that the question is of such importance that it guarantees consideration of the judges of all Supreme Court. This approach, claimed the bench, would ensure institutional integrity and finality in the solution of the case.
The decision follows concern for administrative interference with legal processes, where the court pointed out similar precedent, where larger benches were formed to tackle questions of this size.
