CJP refuses to hear PIMS doctor promotion case

F.P. Report

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed on Wednesday refused to hear the case related to the promotion of Dr. Ayesha Isani, currently posted at Pakistan Institute of Medical Sciences (PIMS).

A two-member  bench of the apex court comprising Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed and Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan directed to fix the petition filed by Dr Ayesha Isani against the Secretary Capital Administration and Development Division (CADD) before another bench.

During the course of proceedings, Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed while addressing the counsel for the petitioner said that his client was trying to create mess.

He said that Dr. Ayesha was saying that she would get it done from the courts.

He expressed annoyance over the statement and said that he would not hear the case.

The case should be fixed before another bench, he added.

Petitioner Dr. Ayesha argued that there was a misunderstanding as she did not say anything like that.

He said that wrong impression was given to the court.

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A two-member bench of the apex court comprising Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed and Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan heard the case.

During the course of proceedings, Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan said that the amount of corruption against Muhammad Boota could not be ascertained as somewhere Rs 4.2 million, somewhere Rs 1.4 million and then Rs 2.9 million corruption had been mentioned.

He said that Muhammad Boota was acquitted by the high court for not determining the corruption amount.

The Additional Attorney General said that three inquiries were conducted against Muhammad Boota. In the last fact finding inquiry, Muhammad Boota was found guilty of corruption of Rs 1.4 million, he added.

The counsel for Muhammad Boota said that his client was posted at Post Office Thokar Niaz Baig, Lahore.

Other accused in the case were forcibly retired, he added.

The Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed said that corruption had been proved against the accused.

There was no leniency in corruption cases, he added.