IHC announces verdict on petition seeking CJP consultation on appointment of Chairman NAB
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*The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has a petition seeking inclusion of Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) in the consultation process for the appointment of the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) chairperson.*
Chief Justice Athar Minallah heard the petition against the appointment of the NAB chief and declared the petition non-maintainable, saying that the court cannot give directions to the Parliament.
The petition was filed by a citizen named Muhammad Fahad. The petitioner maintained that the Supreme Court had ordered that amendments should be made in Section 6 of the NAB Ordinance and the CJP should be consulted on the appointment.
Petitioner’s counsel said that the decision of the Supreme Court was not implemented.
Chief justice remarked that the judgement that the petitioner was referring to was only an observation, not a verdict. Many judgements have been made since then, the chief justice said.
“The appointment of the NAB chairman is the prerogative of the Parliament,” he added.
