Pakistan
LHC issues written verdict of misbehaving with judge case
The court said that the bars sacrificed so much for the freedom of judiciary.
Lahore: The Lahore high court (LHC) has issued written decree for six months imprisonment and imposed fine on lawyer for misbehaving with judge case.
According to the details, chief justice Malik Shehzad Ahmed Khan issued written decree consisted on 12 pages in which it is stated that the court gives order to imprison the lawyer for six months and impose fine on him for Rs1,00000.
Chief justice appreciated the behavior of the leadership of Lahore bar and high court bar. He said that both the bar’s leadership appeared in form of groups.
The court prohibited the bar’s officials not to appear with more lawyers. Both the bars’ leadership followed the court rules immediately.
It is written in the verdict that to appear with more lawyers in the court gives the wrong impression. It looks like the court is being pressurized.
The court said that the bars sacrificed so much for the freedom of judiciary. All the lawyers should behave positively with the judiciary.