Intra-court appeal against PM dismissed

A division bench of the Lahore High Court dismissed an intra court appeal seeking disqualification of Prime Minister Muhammad Nawaz Sharif and his brother Chief Minister Shahbaz Sharif for their alleged corrupt practices. A citizen, Faisal Naseer, had approached the court and the court held that the appeal was not maintainable. During the hearing on Monday, the court inquired from petitioner counsel whether he had approached the Election Commission of Pakistan or Speaker National Assembly.
Applicant's counsel said that the Speaker was not inclined to hear the applicant. The court dismissed the appeal by observing that a member of parliament or provincial assembly could not be held disqualified without approaching the relevant forum. A single bench on December 13, 2016 had dismissed the petition against the PM and CM Punjab.