Contempt of court bill challenged in SC

ISLAMABAD: A petition was filed in the Supreme Court on Tuesday challenging the contempt of court bill- 2012, Geo News reported

The National Assembly had on Monday passed the 13-clause bill which exempts “holders of public office” from the mischief of contempt in “exercise of powers and performance of functions” and allows for suspension of a sentence during the pendency of an appeal.

Petitioner Siddique Baloch has said that by proposing the bill, the government has taken an unconstitutional and unlawful step.

Baloch requested the court to declare the contempt bill as void and listed the federation and the law ministry as respondents in his petition.