The President on Thursday re-promulgated the Contempt of Court Ordinance 2004 to regulate the exercise of the powers of courts to punish for contempt of court.
Earlier, the Ordinance was promulgated on December 16, 2003 and expired on April 15, 2004.
The re-promulgated ordinance will be effective retrospectively from April 15 2004.
The Ordinance had already been tabled in the National Assembly that had been referred to the Standing Committee on Law Justice and Parliamentary Affairs.
The Committee on July 13 deliberated upon the ordinance and was able to remove all objections suggesting necessary amendments in the Ordinance.
The report will now be sent to the National Assembly Secretariat and the bill is 1ikely to come under discussion in the National Assembly sessions starting from Friday.
Previously, Contempt of Court Act 1976 was in place that had been repealed through this new ordinance.
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