ISLAMABAD- Islamabad High Court (IHC) today disposed of all cases against protesting Pakistan Awami Tehreek (PAT) andPakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) workers pertaining to violation of Section 144.
A two-member bench headed by IHC Chief Justice Anwar Kasi heard PATs petition against arrests of workers.
During case proceedings, PAT lawyer Niazullah Niazi argued that only Deputy Commissioner can become a complainant in the case under Section 1(A) of the criminal act, however, police are complainants in all the cases filed up till now. Police have committed gross violation of law, he added. Meanwhile, Chief Justice Anwar Kasi directed to dispose of all cases filed against six hundred and fifty PTI and PAT workers for violation of Section 144.
He remarked that unconstitutional steps and random arrests would not be allowed. Now deliberation would be made either police had the right to arrest these workers or not. Justice Anwar Kasi said unlawfulness in the country will not be tolerated.