ISLAMABAD: Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui of the Islamabad High Court (IHC)here on Wednesday retrieved show cause notices that he had issued to theMinistry of Defence director legal and three officials of a securityorganisation after they tendered unconditional apology.

IHC bench on Tuesday issued them show cause notices saying, “Why contemptof court proceedings may not be initiated against you” for the reason thatall the four officials after making a statement before the court did notsign the order sheet.

They had made a statement that the organization will vacate 40 kanals ofland and the road in federal capital within 4 to 6 weeks. On Tuesday,Justice Siddiqui asked them to sign the order sheet regarding theirstatement that they did not. Consequential to this they were issuedshow-cause notices.

On Wednesday IHC bench accepted their unconditional apology but issuednotices to the Ministry of Defence Secretary directing him to personallyappear before the court on July 9. It is to mention here that the IHC benchhad directed the Ministry of Defence secretary and head of the organisationto appear in person today on Wednesday but Ministry of Defence filedanother Civil Miscellaneous Appeal (CMA) seeking more time to vacate thearea. Justice Siddiqui while hearing into the application remarked how longthey will keep on filing CMAs.

“Previously you asked for four weeks to vacate this road that we did. NowMinistry of Defence Secretary will appear and tell when and how theencroachments will be removed.”