A Supreme Court lawyer filed a writ petition with the High Court on
Sunday challenging the legality of holding the office of Anti-Corruption
Commission chairman by Ghulam Rahman.
Advocate Mirza Al Mahmood
filed the petition seeking HC directives upon Rahman to explain under
what authority he has been holding the office of the ACC chairman since
his tenure expired on May 1.
The petitioner said the government
appointed Rahman on May 2 in 2009 for four years as the chairman of the
ant-graft body and his tenure was valid till May 1 this year.
Rahman on Wednesday however that he had joined the office of ACC chairman on June 24, 2009.
On Wednesday, Mahmood sent a legal notice to Rahman asking him to leave the office in two days.
The
SC lawyer in his legal notice also said appropriate legal step will be
taken against Rahman if he does not leave the office in two days.
The High Court may hear the writ petition later in the day.
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