IHC dismisses plea after govt decides to withdraw Islamabad mayor's suspension notice
Federation decides to withdraw suspension notification of Islamabad Mayor Ansar Aziz
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Federal government on Friday told Islamabad High Court (IHC) that notification regarding suspension of Mayor Sheikh Ansar Aziz has been decided to be withdrawn.
During the hearing of the contempt of court case, the government representative said that the federation will soon be terminating the notification.
Moreover, the court has disposed of the petition.
Earlier on May 17, federal government had suspended Islamabad Mayor Sheikh Ansar Aziz for 90 days over corruption charges.
Aziz was suspended "with immediate effect for a period of ninety (90) days for fair conduct of inquiry under section 96, sub-section (1) of Islamabad Capital Territory Local Government Act, 2015 (X of 2015)", the notification stated.
Sources told that in February, a reference was filed against the Islamabad Mayor in which it was alleged that he was abusing his powers, using staff for personal use, and operating official vehicles that were reportedly beyond his entitlement.
On May 21, the IHC had reinstated Sheikh Ansar Aziz on the post of mayor of Federal Capital and deferred his suspension notification.
On May 30, federal government had challenged IHC’s decision to reinstate the mayor of Islamabad Sheikh Ansar Aziz. An intra-court appeal was filed against the decision of the single bench.
