SYED MEHMOOD AKHTAR NAQVI versus MIAN MUHAMMAD NAWAZ SHARIF
The applicant gave the Prime Minister's statement regarding the context of Article 3 constitution Pakistan, Article 204 court, in which he said that judges are also afraid to give judgment in Karachi, in view of the deteriorating law and order situation in the country. In the statement of legitimacy, more specifically, in Karachi only comments or remarks can be considered contempt which actually tends to prejudice a case or interfere with the administration of justice under any of the words. The postponement was not said to undermine or mock the judiciary. The statement did not come in praise of contempt of court: neither the High Court had given any directive to the Prime Minister, which he deliberately avoided, ignored or disobeyed, nor did he condemn the administration of justice or the High Court and the judiciary. For any action to be effective. The petition was dismissed by the applicant under the Court Ordinance, 2003 or Article 204 of the Constitution for initiating contempt of court proceedings or issuing notice to the Prime Minister.
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