The Supreme Court on Friday reserved its ruling in contempt of court case involving PCO judges. Dr. Abdul Basit, counsel of Justice Shabbar Raza Rizvi and Justice Hasnat, again objected to the formation of the bench hearing his client's petition. Dr. Basit said that Justice Sair Ali, Justice Shahid Siddiqi and Justice Tariq Parvez should not sit on this bench.He argued that an attempt was made to evacuate Dr. Shahid Siddiqis house and this order was related to the bench, which comprised of Justice Hasnat and Justice Shabar Raza Rizvi. Justice Shahid Siddiqi denied that the High Court had ordered to vacate the house, adding that the court had barred the administration from any such action. The PCO judges were facing contempt charges for taking oath under the Provisional Constitution Order (PCO) in defiance of a restraining order issued by a seven-judge Supreme Court bench on November 3, 2007, moments after the proclamation of emergency by former president Pervez Musharraf.
