Supreme Court Chief Justice Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Monday said that contempt of court proceedings against violators of the ban on meals at weddings would continue. The chief justice said this at the initiation of contempt proceedings against people accused of violating the ban. SindhÂ’s Health Director General Hadi Bakhsh Jatoi, a close relative of Water and Power Federal Minister Liaquat Jatoi, and Fakhar-e-Azam, the brother of the NWFP law minister, tendered unconditional apologies to the Supreme Court for violating the ban.At the last hearing, the apex court had issued a bailable arrest warrant for Hadi Bakhsh Jatoi. The court had directed the lower court concerned to expedite legal proceedings against Jatoi. The contempt proceedings against him will remain pending in the Supreme Court. The apex court also issued contempt notices against 129 people in NWFP. Their cases would be taken up on April 17. Contempt notices were also issued against caretakers of marriage halls, clubs and other public places.
Meanwhile the court discharged a notice against Amjad Chaudhry after he apologised for serving refreshments in his house. Sindh Advocate General Mansoor Anwar informed the court that Section 7 of the Marriage Function was difficult to implement.