ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court of Pakistan (FCCP) on Thursday declined a request to halt contempt\/enforcement proceedings seeking to send the Capital Development Authority (CDA) chairman to jail in a case concerning a plot in the Orchard Scheme and adjourned further hearing of the matter.<\/p>\n
During the hearing, counsel Qasim Chauhan informed the court that a show-cause notice had already been issued to the CDA chairman in the enforcement proceedings and that the matter was fixed for implementation on September 28.<\/p>\n
He requested the court to direct that the enforcement proceedings also be stayed if the FCCP adjourned the main case.<\/p>\n
Justice Amir Farooq observed that the case could be fixed for early hearing, noting that one of the parties had sought an adjournment.<\/p>\n
In a lighter observation, Justice Farooq remarked that the CDA chairman could even perform his duties from Adiala Jail, saying that the authority could be run while he was in custody.<\/p>\n
The judge also expressed the hope that the enforcement court would respect the pendency of the matter before the Federal Constitutional Court.<\/p>\n
The court subsequently rejected the request to halt the enforcement proceedings against the CDA chairman and adjourned further hearing of the case.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court of Pakistan (FCCP) on Thursday declined a request to halt contempt\/enforcement proceedings seeking to send the Capital Development Authority (CDA) chairman to jail in a case concerning a plot in the Orchard Scheme and adjourned further hearing of the matter. […]<\/p>\n
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