ISLAMABAD:
An intra-court appeal has been filed in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) against a single-bench ruling ordering formation of a commission to investigate blasphemy allegations.
The appeal was filed by Rao Abdul Rahim against the decision of Justice Sardar Ijaz Ishaq Khan.
The petitioner urged the court to declare the single-bench decision null and void, and to dismiss the original petition as inadmissible.
According to the appeal, the single bench exercised suo motu powers and issued directions without hearing the respondents’ version. It further argued that the original petitioners had multiple legal forums available to them, including trial courts, but chose not to approach them.
The petitioner maintained that forming a commission to probe criminal allegations contradicts established legal procedures and precedents set by higher courts.
It is worth noting that Justice Sardar Ijaz Ishaq Khan had earlier directed the federal government to establish a commission within one month to investigate the matter.
