1 week Ago By Shahid Rao
ISLAMABAD - The division bench of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) Wednesday suspended a show cause notice issued to the Director General (DG) of Immigration and Passport and Director NAB in contempt of court matter. A single bench of IHC comprising Justice Babar Sattar had issued a contempt of court notice to the Director General (DG) Immigration and Passports and the Director of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) for failing to comply with judicial orders in a case related to the removal of the former DG of Malir Development Authority from the travel restrictions list. The IHC bench comprising Acting Chief Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar and Justice Muhammad Asif conducted hearing of an Intra-Court Appeal (ICA) and suspended the contempt notices.
The petitioners adopted the stance that they are aggrieved by the order dated 12.03.2025 passed by the Single Judge-in-chamber and the counsel contended that the Judge in Chambers passed the order dated 12.
03.2025 by providing interim relief to respondent No.1, which actually a final relief, and the same is not permissible in eye of law He further contended that the appellant acted on the request of respondent No.
6/NAB for placing the name of respondent No.1 on ECL, PCL and PNIL but he did not pick and choose the name of respondent No.1, therefore, the observations and issuance of contempt notice under Section 17(1) of the Contempt of Court Ordinance, 2003 to appellant is illegal, unwarranted and against the facts and circumstances of the case.
After hearing the arguments, the IHC DB observed that points raised need consideration and issued otice to the respondents. It also directed that let report and parawise comments be requisitioned from respondents so as to reach this Court before next date of hearing. Gohar rejects criticism over meeting with Imran It further said that office to club the record of Writ Petition No.
626 of 2025 as well as Crl.Org.No.
54-w of 2025 alongwith the instant appeal and a copy of this petition be handed over to the learned Law Officer who shall establish contact with the concerned quarter and also assist this Court on next date of hearing. The court said, “In the meanwhile, the operation of impugned order dated 12.03.
2025 passed by learned Single Judge-in-Chambers shall remain suspended till the final outcome of the instant Intra Court Appeal, C.M.No.
vof 2025.” Tags: ihc suspends notice.
