{"id":5090,"date":"2020-09-10T07:44:31","date_gmt":"2020-09-10T07:44:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailykashmirpost.com\/eng\/?p=5090"},"modified":"2020-09-10T07:44:31","modified_gmt":"2020-09-10T07:44:31","slug":"lhc-requested-to-throw-out-petition-challenging-ig-punjabs-removal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailykashmirpost.com\/eng\/2020\/09\/10\/lhc-requested-to-throw-out-petition-challenging-ig-punjabs-removal\/","title":{"rendered":"LHC requested to throw out petition challenging IG Punjab\u2019s removal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday questioned the maintainability of a petition challenging the transfer of former Inspector General of Punjab Police (IGP) Shoaib Dastagir.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>LHC Chief Justice Muhammad Qasim Khan directed the petitioner\u2019s counsel as well as government lawyers to forward their arguments as to the writ petition\u2019s maintainability on next hearing on September 14.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Read More:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/arynews.tv\/en\/inam-ghani-ig-punjab-new-police-chief-buzdar\/\"><span class=\"post-title\">Inam Ghani appointed new IG Punjab<\/span><\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<div class=\"bsac bsac-clearfix bsac-post-inline bsac-float-center bsac-align-center bsac-column-1\">\n<div id=\"bsac-312359-808198019\" class=\"bsac-container bsac-type-custom_code \" data-adid=\"312359\" data-type=\"custom_code\"><center><\/p>\n<div id=\"rmpPlayer\"><\/div>\n<p><\/center><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>PML-N MPA Malik Ahmed Khan moved the petition in the high court challenging the federal government\u2019s Sept 8 decision of removing Shoaib Dastagir from the post of the province\u2019s top cop and appointing Inam Ghani in his place.<\/p>\n<p>The lawyers representing the federal and provincial governments raised objections on the petition saying such matters cannot be brought to higher courts. Besides, they argued that the MPA is not the aggrieved person so he has no locus standi to institute to the litigation and demanded that the petition be dismissed.<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Read More:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/arynews.tv\/en\/reason-removal-ig-punjab-surfaces-sources\/\">Reason behind removal of IG Punjab surfaces: sources<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The chief justice observed that such matters can\u2019t be brought to higher courts under the constitution\u2019s Article 212.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier,\u00a0the petitioner stated in his petition that the Shoaib Dastagir (IGP Punjab) was\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Ven1XyoSaYs\">replaced<\/a>\u00a0due to political purposes in violation of the Punjab Police Ordinance 2002, which stipulates that the IG should be appointed for at least three years and not be transferred before completion of the tenure.<\/p>\n<p>The petitioner pleaded with the bench to strike down the transfer of ex-IG Dastagir.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday questioned the maintainability of a petition challenging the transfer of former Inspector General of Punjab Police (IGP) Shoaib Dastagir. 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