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Lavish lifestyle of VIPs political matter, says SC
[DAWN] The Supreme Court has held that the massive expenses incurred on the palatial President House, Prime Minister's House or the various Governor's houses, as well as the extravagant lifestyles of their occupants and the perks enjoyed by government functionaries at public expense were a matter of government policy, involving political questions.This is a domain where the Supreme Court does not ordinarily rush into, said a judgement authored by Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed. Dismissing an appeal moved by the Pakistain Lawyers Forum, challenging the rejection of a similar plea by the Lahore High Court on Nov 27, 2002, the verdict held that no matter how appealing the arguments of the petitioner appeared to be, the court could not allow itself to be seduced by them and must exercise judicial restraint. The short order, which was passed by a three-judge bench also consisting of Justice Mian Saqib Nisar and Justice Mushir Alam on March 31, 2015, had dismissed the plea on the grounds that the petition had no merit. Appearing on behalf of the petitioner, A.K. Dogar had sought a declaration from the Supreme Court that the provision of luxury vehicles, spacious accommodation and other prerequisites provided to public functionaries to maintain a lavish lifestyle at the public expense was not only un-Islamic and un-constitutional, but also a violation of the fundamental rights of the citizens of Pakistain. Posted by: Fred 2015-06-29 |
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