Daily Times

The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday adjourned hearing till March 31, in an intra court appeal of PPP’s Leader Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani against Senate Chairman elections. A two-judge bench comprising Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri heard the ICA filed by Senator Syed Yousaf Raza Gilani challenging the decision of single member bench in above mentioned case. At the outset of hearing, Justice Farooq asked the petitioner’s lawyer Farouk H. Naek that the court required clarification in the few points. Whether the presiding officer had given ruling regarding rejection of votes, he questioned. Naeik answered in yes and said that the presiding officer had given ruling formally. The court said that it were the minutes of the said session of the house. It further asked that if the proceeding used to be recorded? The lawyer said that all Parliamentary proceedings must have an audio recording. When he gave any speech then its transcript was used to be sent him to point out any correction in it, saying that it was considered correct if he didn’t make any correction. The court was told that chairman Senate’s lawyer Barrister Ali Zafar couldn’t appear due to the engagements in the Supreme Court. The court said that it would be appropriate that the clarification on the certain points could be done before Barrister Ali Zafar. It would take only ten minutes to clear some points, the court said.