Sindh High Court (SHC) on Wednesday ruled that it would look into the case regarding reinstatement of officials, who entered into plea bargain with National Accountability Bureau (NAB) on embezzlement charges in the light of orders of Supreme Court, which has already taken notice on it.
A two-member bench of SHC headed by Justice Mohammad Iqbal Kalhoro gave this ruling in the hearing of the identical petitions of former Sindh Finance Secretary Hassan Naqvi, District Accounts Officer Ghulam Mustafa Lund and others, who benefited from Voluntary Return (VR) Scheme of NAB after they were found in misappropriation of public money.
During the hearing of the case, Additional Advocate General Sindh told the bench that apex court has taken the notice about plea bargain scheme of NAB. The provincial law officer also informed the court that Sindh Government has submitted a petition in Supreme Court against the verdict of a bench of high court, which ordered removal of all officers reinstated in different departments after they entered into a plea bargain with NAB in corruption cases with a plea to review the decision. "What is the outcome of your petition in Supreme Court; bench inquired from the provincial attorney and directed Advocate General to furnish the details of this petition in the bench.
Bench ruled that it would look into this particular case in the light of orders to be given by apex court and put off the hearing of the case till November 20, 2018.
Additional Advocate General said that former Sindh Finance Secretary was removed from the service on the orders of Chief Justice SHC-led bench. NAB told the court that Hassan Naqvi, Ghulam Mustafa Lund and others returned the amount agreed under plea bargain. Hassan Naqvi contended that he was removed from the service without being heard last year.
Meanwhile, a SHC bench turned down the bail petitions of Nisar Morai, former Chairman Fishermen Cooperative Society (FCS) and two others, who are accused in misappropriation of millions of public funds in FCS. Bench gave its decision on Wednesday after it reserved the judgment on the bail petitions, which were opposed by NAB Prosecutors. Bench ordered that the accused should be given all necessary facilities in jail and directed that they should approach the trial court for medical treatment facilities. Defence Counsel pleaded that NAB can't produce any concrete evidence against the accused in this particular case, which NAB prosecutor contended by claiming to get solid evidences.
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