A two-member bench of apex court heard the case pertaining to the appointment of PCB chairman.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) - The Supreme Court has reinstated Najam Sethi as Pakistan Cricket Board’s chairman.
A two-member bench of apex court heard the case pertaining to the appointment of PCB chairman on Friday.
Suspending the new notification, the judge asked as to how the PM can issue an order in contrast to court ruling?
A notification was issued on July 10 that appointed Justice (r) Jamshed Ali Shah as acting PCB chairman while formed an interim setup to hold elections within 30 days.
The hearing was adjourned till July 21.
Earlier, the Supreme Court has declared the Pakistan Cricket Board’s (PCB) constitution and notification illegal.
As soon as the hearing began, the Attorney General Salman Aslam Butt said the PM had directed that the governing body should keep on working, adding that the PM had also advised to keep the interim setup as it is.
One of the judges replied that the recent notification was not needed after the ruling of Islamabad High Court. The matter was sub-judice and the PCB issued the notification.
Justice Saqib Nisar questioned if the attorney general was trying to disrespect the court ruling?
He suggested that both Zaka Ashraf and Najam Sethi can be included in the governing body, adding that the one who wins majority should then be appointed as PCB chairman.
The counsel for Zaka Ashraf said they were ready to work this way while the attorney general reiterated that such step was not possible under the PCB constitution.
Justice Saqib Nisar again questioned as to which law was considered while making PCB s constitution?
