LAHORE: A sessions court on Friday dismissed for non-prosecution a petition seeking registration of a case against PML-N vice president Maryam Nawaz on charge of using “contemptuous language” against the judges of Supreme Court.

Neither the petitioner, nor his counsel, appeared before the court, which led to the dismissal of the petition for non-prosecution.

On the previous hearing, the judge had asked the petitioner’s counsel to come with more arguments in support of the maintainability of the petition.

Muhammad Nawaz, a citizen, had filed the petition saying the PML-N leader had held press conferences on July 25 and July 28, 2022 against the Supreme Court judges.

The counsel argued that the respondent used contemptuous language against the SC judges, which amounted to ridicule the judiciary.

He asked the court to order the police to register a case against Ms Nawaz for scandalising the institution of the judiciary.

Published in Dawn, September 10th, 2022