Summary CJP says formation of commission would tantamount to revision of earlier decision.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has remarked that Supreme Court’s decision regarding Raja Pervez Ashraf in the rental power case is final.
He gave these remarks while presiding over a 3-member bench of SC that was hearing Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf letter seeking formation of commission to investigate rental power case Monday.
The court issued notices to Faisal Saleh Hayat, Khawaja Asif and chairman NAB and sought replies from them.
Waseem Sajjad advocate appeared in the court on behalf of Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf.
Sajjad told the court that PM wanted that investigation into rental power case be assigned to the commission.
In response CJP said that the court’s decision to the extent of Raja Pervez Ashraf was final, adding if PM would question NAB credibility what about other people.
“Constitution of commission after court’s decision is tantamount to reviewing the decision. Your review petition has been rejected for withdrawal of the same by you,” the CJP said.
When Waseem Sajjad insisted that law did not debar government from constituting a commission, the CJP advised him to file a review petition first.
Now the problem is that federal minister and member of assembly has raised the matter and how can we decide it without issuing notice to him.
“We have not expressed mistrust on NAB, we want transparent investigations,” Waseem said.
However, the CJP said that the matters had gone too far and nothing could be done without issuing notices to the concerned parties.
The court while issuing notices to Faisal Saleh Hayat, Khawaja Asif and chairman NAB adjourned hearing of the case till March, 18.
