CJP Isa reprimands lawyer for not presenting arguments in tax case
Pakistan
Lawyer Fayaz Shirazi says his case was time barred
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa on Thursday reprimanded a senior counsel for not presenting arguments related to the case.
CJP Isa conducted hearing of the tax revision case.
The chief justice, while expressing his indignation at not giving arguments, asked lawyer Fayaz Shirazi to present arguments on the merits of the case. “Tell me if your application is admissible,” the CJP said.
Lawyer Shirazi said his case was time barred. The CJP said the court wanted to hear his case and he was saying the case was time barred. “You are not a clerk but a senior advocate of the Supreme Court,” he remarked.
Justice Isa said he had great respect for him for being a senior lawyer of the apex court. In his remarks, CJP Isa further said that filing such cases affected fixing of other cases.
The chief justice rejected the review petition for not presenting arguments by the lawyer.
