ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday disposed of a contempt of court petition against Ministry of Interior filed by Ayyan Ali, directing the model to approach high court against placement of her name in the exit control list for the second time. The top court also ruled that the relevant high court may decide the contempt plea as expeditiously as possible. A divisional bench of the apex court headed by Justice Ejaz Afzal took up Ayyan’s plea wherein she had requested the court to start contempt of court proceedings against Ministry of Interior and the customs department for not complying with the court’s judgment of April 13 regarding removal of her name from the ECL. Counsel for the appellant, Advocate Latif Khosa, appeared before the court and argued that the judiciary is the ultimate custodian of the constitution but the interior ministry officials have violated the supremacy of the court. He said that Ayyan’s name was deleted on April 11 under the SC judgment but again placed in the ECL on the behest of the Federal Board of Revenue. Khosa argued that the particular case does not lie within the Rule 2 of Exit from Pakistan (Control) Rules, 2010 in general or Rule 2(1)(b) in particular under the SC judgment. He argued that the state’s entire machinery was keen in Musharraf case while his client has not been permitted despite the court order. He said that this act of interior ministry and other relevant officials are deception and fraud with the judiciary, adding that the mala fide acts of FIA, interior ministry and customs department are tantamount to overreaching the orders of the SC. Justice Ejaz Afzal observed that the court upheld the verdict of lower courts and the decisions made by the courts are consistent. He further observed that the courts are not deciding the cases by looking at the status of aggrieved parties rather the decisions are based on merits. The bench further observed that the courts will be over burdened by taking such contempt petitions which are supposed to be filed on proper forum. The bench said that the complainant may come to the SC if she is not satisfied with the orders of the high court.