SC takes suo moto notice over Talal Ch's anti-judiciary tirade
Talal has denigrated Panama Case verdict on myriad occasions.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News)- Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) on Thursday has taken suo moto notice on Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz’s (PMLN) leader and minister of state for interior Talal Chaudhry over anti-judiciary tirade during rally in Jaranwala.
A notice in this regard has been dispatched to Talal Ch. The hearing will begin on Febraury-6.
Talal has denigrated Panama Case verdict on myriad occasions.
While equating judges with idols in Jaranwala rally, Talal urged PMLN president Nawaz Sharif to oust them from courts. He said there was no hope of justice till these judges were sitting in the courts.
Contempt of court case: Nehal Hashmi sentenced to one month in prison
The suo moto has arrived on occasion when another PMLN leader and senator Nehal Hashmi has been sentenced to one month in prison over similar charges.
On May 28, Hashmi triggered a political storm by threatening the members of the joint investigation team (JIT) and Supreme Court judges of “dire consequences” after their retirement for probing Sharif family in connection with Panama Papers case.
Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif sought his resignation from Senate seat and suspended his party membership.
Hashmi’s threatening speech drew instant reaction from the Supreme Court, with Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar taking suo motu notice and summoning the PML-N leader to appear in person before the implementation bench supervising the work of the Panama JIT.
