Islamabad High Court issues contempt notices in PMDC restoration case

The Pakistan Medical and Dental Council still isn’t functioning, despite the Islamabad High Court’s order. The court sent a contempt of court notice to the health secretary on Wednesday.

Justice
Mohsin Akhtar Kiyani asked whether there was anyone in the federal government
who could even explain this. If the government does things like this, the
people will come out on to the streets and throw rocks, he said.

Separately,
the federal government also challenged the February 11 restoration order. It filed
an inter-court appeal.

In the
appeal, it said the court has interfered in an administrative issue, which is
not in their jurisdiction.

It said the
single-bench verdict was against the rules set by the Supreme Court.

Justice
Kiyani heard on Wednesday the contempt of court petition against the sealing of
the PMDC. The court asked on whose order the building had been sealed. The Islamabad
administration replied that it was on the orders of the health ministry.

Justice
Kiyani then criticized the federal government and health ministry and said they
were playing with fire. A man felt like it so he locked up the building, said
the court.

Article source: https://www.samaa.tv/news/pakistan/2020/02/islamabad-high-court-issues-contempt-notices-in-pmdc-restoration-case/