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1996 SCMR 1712

THADHO MAL vs CHANDARBAN and 3 others

Citation1996 SCMR 1712
CourtSupreme Court of Pakistan
Case No.Criminal Petition No,26(S) of 1996
Date1996-08-08
Judge(s)Sajjad Ali Shah, Raja Afrasiab Khan
ResultOrder accordingly

ORDER

1. Hearing of the main petition is adjourned to a date in office. Let notice be issued to Mr. Justice Shafi Muhammadi, working at present as Judge of the Federal Shariat Court, to appear in this Court in person on the next date of hearing to show cause why action should, not be taken against him for contempt of the Court as contemplated under Article 204 of the Constitution read with sections 3 and 4 of the Contempt of Court Act, 1976 for making unwarranted adverse comments in an insolent manner in his order granting bail challenged in this petition which amounts to ridiculing and scandalizing this Court and its Judges.

2. This Court has already suspended operation of offending portions in the impugned order from paragraphs Nos.2 to 13. It is further directed that the offending portions shall not be published in any law journal, newspaper, magazine etc. Adjourned to a date during vacation subject to availability of Bench.

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