A division bench of the Lahore High Court on Monday expressed displeasure after former LDA head Ahad Khan Cheema's counsel failed to appear before the court in a petition against arrest of Cheema by the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) in Ashiana-i-Iqbal Housing Scheme's scam. The court held that the hearing could not be adjourned for a long date and directed the counsel to appear today. Earlier an associate of the counsel told the bench that the lead counsel could not appear before the court due to an unavoidable engagement at Higher Education Commission (HEC). He said leading lawyer Azam Nazir Tarar had to represent the bar at the meeting with the HEC officials.
The court observed that the counsel should have filed an adjournment request in writing rather verbal information conveyed through a junior associate.
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