SC admits Gilani's review petition
The SC has admitted review petition of former PM Yousuf Raza Gilani regarding his disqualification.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - A three 3-member bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry would hear the petition on March 6.
In April 2012, a seven-member bench of the supreme court headed by Justice Asif Saeed Khosa had handed out a symbolic punishment to the then prime minister Gilani.
Later a three member bench of the Supreme Court led by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry upheld the court’s earlier decision and Gilani was removed from office, making him the first ever chief executive to be removed for committing contempt.
The conviction had not only left Yousuf Raza Gilani disqualified as prime minister but also disqualified him from contesting as a Member of National Assembly.
The former prime minister had filed an appeal on February 2 against the apex court’s ruling in the contempt case barring him from contesting elections and holding any public office for five years.
