IHC refers plea against CDA chief's appointment to larger bench.

ISLAMABAD -- The Islamabad High Court (IHC) single bench Monday sent a petition challenging the appointment of chief commissioner Islamabad Capital Territory (ICT) as chairman Capital Development Authority (CDA) to its chief justice to constitute a larger bench for hearing it. A single bench of IHC comprising Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb conducted hearing of the case filed by Riaz Hanif Rahi Advocate. During the hearing, Justice Aurangzeb remarked that it is a joke with the Islamabad city as how a person sitting in the office of Chairman CDA would look after the matters related to the office of ICT chief commission.

The judge referred the matter to the IHC Chief Justice Aamer Farooq to constitute a larger bench to hear the petition. In his petition, Rahi cited federation of Pakistan through Secretary Ministry of Interior, Secretary Cabinet Division, Secretary Establishment Division, Chairman CDA and Capt (retd) Noor-ul-Amin Mengal as respondents. The petitioner informed the bench that Mengal, the respondent no.5 is a retired army officer who has been...