LHC rejects former Judge’s Petition seeking pens...

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•   LAHORE:  The Lahore High Court (LHC) has dismissed a constitutional petition filed by former judge Justice (retd) Zafar Iqbal Chaudhry challenging the denial of pension and other privileges, ruling that the matter could not be challenged through the constitutional jurisdiction invoked in the case.
• The judgment further observed that decisions taken by a committee comprising High Court judges and the chief justice could not be challenged through a constitutional petition of this nature.
• The former judge then approached the High Court through a constitutional petition, seeking relief against the denial of pension and privileges.

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LAHORE:  The Lahore High Court (LHC) has dismissed a constitutional petition filed by former judge Justice (retd) Zafar Iqbal Chaudhry challenging the denial of pension and other privileges, ruling that the matter could not be challenged through the constitutional jurisdiction invoked in the case.

Justice Asim Hafeez announced the decision in a five-page written judgment, holding that the petition was not maintainable in view of Article 199(5) of the Constitution of Pakistan.

According to the written verdict, the constitutional provision restricts the exercise of the High Court’s jurisdiction in matters falling within the scope of the constitutional exemption discussed by the court. The judgment further observed that decisions taken by a committee comprising High Court judges and the chief justice could not be challenged through a constitutional petition of this nature.