The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday, heard the petition filed by PML-Q leaders Chaudhry Shujaat Hussain and Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi against the National Accountability Bureau (NAB), and issued notice to Chairman NAB and other parties while adjourning the case till May 11.
The two-member LHC bench headed by Justice Sardar Ahmad Naeem heard the case against Chairman NAB accusing him and his institution of political engineering and victimization.
“The NAB chairman does not have authority to reopen a 19-year-old case. We belong to a political family are being politically victimized. The court should declare the NAB chairman’s step as illegal,” read the petition.
The development comes, as PML-Q leadership had challenged NAB’s decision to reopen a 19-year old assets beyond means investigation against the Chaudhry brothers.
The petitioners stressed upon the fact that they there is no reason to reopen a case in which the accused have already been cleared of any misconduct earlier.
The court has asked Chairman NAB and other stake holders to submit their replies by May 11, and has adjourned the hearing till then.
