Justice Sardar Ejaz Ishaq of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) initiated contempt proceedings on Wednesday after discovering that a case under his jurisdiction — concerning ex-premier Imran Khan’s right to meet with his lawyer — had been transferred to a larger bench without his knowledge or consent.
The IHC administration had yesterday constituted a three-member larger bench — headed by newly appointed Acting Chief Justice Sardar Sarfraz Dogar — to hear all 26 petitions related to the visitation rights and jail conditions of Imran.
As the orders in one such petition were not followed, Imran’s lawyer Mashal Yousufzai sought contempt proceedings against
Adiala Jail Superintendent Abdul Ghafoor Anjum. The case was heard last week by Justice Ishaq. However, the cause list for the case presided by Justice Ishaq — set to resume on March 21 — was cancelled by the IHC registrar’s office due to the larger bench’s formation, it emerged during a hearing today.
Source: dawn.com/news
Saturday, April 18, 2026
