Wednesday, December 07, 2011

LHC issues notice to Awan in contempt case


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LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday issued a notice to Babar Awan and fixed December 20 for hearing a contempt of court case against the former law minister, FTNews reported.
Advocate Farooq Ahmad in his petition stated that Awan had passed derogatory remarks against the Supreme Court and hence disrespected the judiciary.
The petition further stated that his remarks had also hurt the feelings of the people of Punjab and Lahore.
Awan had held a heated press conference after the apex court directed the formation of a commission to investigate the memogate scandal.