This order will dispose of Writ Petitions Nos, 439,940,1209,1241,1378,1517,1679,1794,1226,1965,1983,2159,2216,2803, and 2861 of 2001. These petitions call in question the interference by Monitoring Cells in contentious matters pending before Courts/forums between the respective petitioners in the aforesaid petitions and the private respondents.
2. The learned Law Officer has stated that there are clear cut instructions issued by the relevant authorities that Monitoring Teams have no jurisdiction or authority to interfere in matters. which are sub judice before a competent Court/forum. The learned Law Officer has also contended that any person, aggrieved of interference by a Monitoring Cell in spite of the aforesaid instructions, has the right to approach the Provincial Monitoring Cell for redressal of his grievances.
3. I have considered the aforesaid contentions alongwith other submissions made by the learned Law Officer in an order of even date passed in writ petition titled "Usman Saeed Hakeem Qureshi v Capt. Laeeque Ahmad, etc. (Writ Petition. No 780 of 2001). In view of the findings recorded in the said order, the petitions mentioned in para.1 of this order, are allowed and it is declared that any interference by the Monitoring Cells in matters, which are pending adjudication before competent fora is wholly without lawful authority.