LAHORE: Former President Pervaiz Musharraf faces another setback over thedeath penalty verdict.
Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday returned a civil miscellaneousapplication by former president retired Gen Pervez Musharraf against hisconviction in the high treason case by a special court, citingunavailability of the full bench during winter vacations.
A legal panel comprising Khawaja Ahmad Tariq Rahim and Azhar Siddique hadfiled the application under Section 151 of the Civil Procedure Code (CPC)in a pending main writ petition of Mr Musharraf under Article 199 of theConstitution challenging all actions starting from complaint of hightreason to establishment of the special trial court and its proceedings.
A three-judge full bench recently constituted by LHC Chief Justice SardarMuhammad Shamim Khan is scheduled to take up the main petition on Jan 9.
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The bench comprises Justice Syed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi, Justice MuhammadAmeer Bhatti and Justice Chaudhry Masood Jahangir.
Justice Naqvi, hearing the petition of Mr Musharraf as a single bench, hadreferred it to a larger bench pointing out important legal questions in thematter.
