LAHORE: Lahore High Court Chief Justice Malik Shahzad Ahmad Khan on Friday indicted a lawyer under contempt of court charge for misbehaving with a judge.

Earlier, Advocate Zahid Mahmood Goraya appeared before the court following a show-cause notice issued to him under the Contempt of Court Ordinance 2003, read with Article 204 of the Constitution.

Justice Sultan Tanvir Ahmad forwarded a reference to the chief justice for taking action against the lawyer on charges of committing misconduct in his court.

The lawyer tendered an unconditional apology; however, the chief justice directed Prosecutor General of Punjab Farhad Ali Shah to complete the process of indictment.

The CJ further directed the prosecutor to present witnesses and evidence against the lawyer in the next hearing.

Talking to the reporters, Advocate Goraya said he had great respect for the courts and judges. He said he had already sought an unconditional apology from Justice Ahmad for his conduct, which, he claimed, was never an intended act but it happened on the spur of the moment. He further claimed that the judge had accepted his apology with a promise to withdraw the reference.

Published in Dawn, April 6th, 2024