by Iftikhar A. Khan | Wajih Ahmad Sheikh in Dawn, December 9th, 2023
• Says decision taken to avoid diverse decisions as similar plea already pending
LAHORE/ISLAMABAD: A senior judge of the Lahore High Court (LHC) referred two petitions filed by former prime minister Imran Khan to a full bench on Friday.
In these petitions, filed on Thursday, Mr Khan challenged his five-year disqualification in the Toshakhana case and contested the cancellation of PTI’s party polls held last year.
During a session held in his chamber, Justice Shujaat Ali Khan of the LHC heard the petitions, represented by Barrister Senator Syed Ali Zafar on behalf of PTI’s founding chairman.
The judge noted that a similar petition filed by Mr Khan was already under consideration by a five-member full bench headed by Justice Shahid Bilal Hassan.
Therefore, it would be appropriate if the same full bench decided the fresh petitions involving identical questions of law to avoid diverse decisions. Justice Khan noted and forwarded the petitions to the chief justice with a request to fix them before the full bench.
The full bench has not convened for several months due to the unavailability of a member at the principal seat. ….. .
https://www.dawn.com/news/1796388/lhc-judge-refers-imrans-petitions-to-full-bench
