ISLAMABAD, Dec 10 (APP):Discouraging unnecessary litigation and dragging judiciary into politics the Supreme Court has rejected a petition to shift PTI Founder from Adyala Jail to Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and fined t
he petitioner with Rs20000.
The seven-member Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP), headed by Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan was hearing t
he petition Tuesday at the principal seat hear. Other members of the Bench included Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan, Justice Hasan Azhar Rizvi, Justice Musarrat Hilali, Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar and Justice Shahid Bilal Hasan.
The Court termed t
he petition unnecessary and irrelevant and fined t
he petitioner Mr. Abdul Qayum Khan, a comm
on citizen, with Rs20,000.
T
he petitioner argued before the court that he has come to the Supreme Court with t
he petition in greater national interest.
Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan remarked that
‘you have nothing to do with this matter’.
Justice Jamal Mandokhail advised t
he petitioner to go to the parliament and serve the nation as it is a policy matter. Justice Musarrat Hilali addressed t
he petitioner and remarked: ‘See you again’.
