*ISLAMABAD – With filing of the reference in the National AccountabilityCourt, the Supreme Court on Wednesday disposed off the Nandipur case.*

*The case was pertaining to inordinate delay in completion of the Nandipurpower project.*

*SC** was informed that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) has fileda reference against those responsible in a relevant court. *

Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, who was heading a bench of the apex court,observed that the petition has become infructuous after filing of thereference in an accountability court.

He remarked that the anti-graft watchdog filed the reference on the basisof delay caused by the federal law ministry in completion of the project.The project was outsourced after being made operational, he added.

The bench directed the accountability court to proceed with the caseirrespective of observations made by the top court in the matter.

PML-N leader Khawaja Asif had filed a petition in the apex court againstinordinate delay in completion of the project which caused an increase inits cost.