Supreme Court Acting Chief Justice Javed Iqbal has taken notice of the lawyers-police episode in Lahore on Saturday and summoned Punjab IGP and Home Secretary on March 20.
Athar Minallah, Advocate, had filed an application regarding torture of lawyers by police near Lahore High Court, on which the Acting Chief Justice passed the order as under: "Athar Minallah, Advocate, has presented this urgent petition. It is Saturday today and no Hon'ble Judge of Lahore High Court is available.
The Registrar has been contacted who made a categoric statement that no police force is available in the vicinity of the High Court and the procession of Advocates who remained in vicinity is proceeding towards Mall Road and no untoward incident has taken place within the boundary of High Court.
"Be as it may, notice be issued to Inspector-General of Police, Punjab, and Home Secretary for 20.03.2007 to appear before the Supreme Court, at Islamabad."
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