LAHORE - The Lahore High Court yesterday directed the Federal Investigation Agency to take action against a private production house allegedly involved in stealing drama script and producing drama without getting permission from the real writer.
Justice Muhammad Yawar Ali of the LHC passed the order on the petition filed by drama writer and novelist Umaira Ahmad. The lady petitioner pointed out that the production house stole her novel “Thora Sa Asmaan” and made a drama without seeking her permission.
She pointed out that the respondent production house violated Copy Rights Act and other laws by stealing her novel.
The writer prayed to the court to order a strict action against the respondent for plagiarizing her novel.
Accused of hate material granted bail: The SC yesterday granted bail to man allegedly involved in distributing hate material against Pak-army and raising funds for banned outfits.
A deputy prosecutor told the court that cases registered under POPA could not be assailed at any judicial forum. However, the bench allowed the petition and released the petition on bail.
DISMISSED: The LHC yesterday rejected bail petitions of five members of a banned organisation.
Ghalib Marker police took Shahzad Ahmad, Nafees and other two into custody on the charges of spreading hatred against the army.
plea rejected: The Lahore High Court yesterday rejected a writ petition against execution of a ‘paralyzed’ condemned prisoner Abdul Basit.
Mother of the convict, Nusrat Parveen, challenged death warrants of her son issued by a sessions court of Faisalabad. Basit, 43, was convicted and sentenced to death for killing one Asif Nadeem of Okara murder in 2009.
The petitioner’s counsel stated that the execution of a paralyzed man was against the jail law and human rights. He said being in healthy condition was necessary for a convict to be executed.
He said Basit was paralyzed from the waist down due to negligence of jail officials and used a wheelchair to move. He pointed out that previously hanging of the convict was delayed by a judicial magistrate, who was in jail to monitor the execution. He said the magistrate had written a letter to interior ministry seeking assistance on law about hanging disabled convicts. However, he said, the letter was never answered.
He prayed to the court to set aside the death warrants issued by the trial court and stop the execution of Abdul Basit.
An official of Faisalabad jail told the court that all appeals of the convict had been rejected while Supreme Court also upheld the conviction. He submitted that his appeal was not maintainable. After hearing both sides, the court dismissed the petition.
Pilot: An ATC yesterday extended physical remand of Shaheen airline’s pilot captain Asmat Mahmood for next three days.
Sarwar Road police produced the pilot before the court after expiry of seven-day remand. The investigating officer sought further custody of the pilot pleading that he had yet to investigate the matter.
The presiding judge Khwaja Zafar Iqbal extended the remand of the pilot for three days with directions to the IO to complete investigation by next hearing.
Asmat Mahmood is accused of crash landing a plane at Allama Iqbal International Airport on Nov 3 under the influence of liquor.