The Islamabad High Court has disposed of a petition filed by PTI ChairmanImran Khan challenging registration of a case against him under the ForeignExchange Act on the grounds of its being ineffective.
Chief Justice Athar Minallah on Tuesday heard the PTI chief’s petition inIslamabad.
During the hearing, the CJ said that the court of Justice Mohsin AkhtarKiyani would decide about the trial court’s jurisdiction in this matter.
However, the chief justice accepted a petition seeking exemption of ImranKhan from court appearance.
Lawyer Salman Safdar told the court that yesterday Imran had surrenderedbefore the trial court.
Hearing this, CJ Minallah remarked then this case had become ineffective.
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But Safdar implored that he wanted to tell two things to the court.Firstly, this matter is sub judice in Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kiyani’s courtand secondly, Justice Kiyani sought report from the trial court, he added.
CJ Minallah remarked that the case of the accused involved in the same casewhich was under trial in other court would be decided automatically.
However, the additional attorney general contended that this case should beheard by the special judge banking and not by the special judge central. Herequested the court to rectify the order.
However, the CJ while disposing of the case declared that it was subjustice in another court so it became ineffective.
