LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) judge excused himself from hearing PML-N Vice President Maryam Nawaz’s application for return of her passport.  PML-N leader a day prior approached court for release of her passport that she had surrendered in Chaudhry Sugar Mills case. When a bench comprising Justice Ali Baqar Najafi and Justice Anwarul Haq Pannu met to hear PML-N leader’s request for return of passport.

Justice Pannu excused himself from hearing case. After this, petition was sent to LHC’s Chief Justice Muhammad Ameer Bhatti for formation of a fresh bench to hear case. Back in April this year, a division bench of LHC had recused itself from a petition filed by Maryam for return of her passport as she wanted to travel to Saudi Arabia to perform Umrah during month of Ramadhan.

Published in The Daily National Courier, September, 09 2022

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