January 4, 2006	Wednesday	Zilhaj 3, 1426

KARACHI, Jan 3: The state was put on notice for Jan 6 by a division bench of Sindh High Court (SHC), comprising Acting Chief Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali and Justice Nadeem Azhar Siddiqui, while hearing a detention matter.

Gul Sher, a resident of Khairpur, moved the court challenging detention of his son-in-law Ali Sher under Section 11-EEE of Anti-Terrorism Act.

The court after hearing the counsel for petitioner issued notice to the Advocate-General Sindh and directed that the reason and concerned record which formed the basis for order of detention shall be placed before the court.

Meanwhile, the Sindh High Court on Tuesday issued notice to Advocate-General Sindh for Jan 6 on a petition against detention of seminary administrator under anti-terrorism laws.

Maulana Gulsher Ali submitted his son-in-law Maulana Ali Sher was detained by provincial government under anti-terrorism laws since July 21, 2005.

He said that the government kept on confining detainee under Section 11-EEE of the Anti-Terrorism Act without any specific charges and issuing any show cause notices.

His counsel contended that the government notifica-

tion regarding detention was illegal and prayed the court to order the provincial government to release the detainee forthwith.

SHC’s division bench, comprising Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali and Justice Nadeem Azhar Siddiqui, after preliminary hearing of the petition issued notice to AG Sindh with direction to inquire the matter and make definite statement about reason of the detention.

BAIL GRANTED: Acting Chief Justice of Sindh High Court (SHC), Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali on Tuesday admitted Ubaidullah, a former Mukhtiarkar of Korangi to bail against a solvent surety of Rs 0.2 million in a land fraud case in which former Sindh Revenue Minister Imtiaz Ahmed Shaikh was co-accused.

According to prosecution, 530 acres was allotted to one Mohammad Ibrahim in 1936 for Rs8,500 only. Later, four heirs of Ibrahim got the land transferred in their names allegedly by submitting forged documents and in collusion with revenue officials. They sold it to one Sattar Dino in 2004.

Mohammad Jamil, advocate, appearing for the applicant, submitted that all the co-accused have been admitted to bail and on ground of consistency the same be allowed.

The bench, allowing the application, granted bail to accused against a solvent surety of Rs200,000.—APP/PPI