Unheard for 11th time by SHC

JJVL-CASE

DR ASIM’S BAIL PLEA IN JJVL CASE
Whom to blame? Who is accountable?

By Nasir Mahmood

On Friday, 14th October, 2016 when the hearing in bail plea of former petroleum minister Dr Asim Hussain in JJVL case was adjourned by the division bench of Justice Sadiq Hussain Bhatti & Justice Syed Muhammad Farooq Shah, it was the 11th consecutive instance since March this year when the lawyers of Dr. Asim Hussain returned unheard in the bail plea in Sindh High Court. Earlier, the hearing in bail plea of Dr Asim Hussain in JJVL case was adjourned on 13 October when one of the judges of the division bench Justice Sadiq Hussain Bhatti was on leave due to which the bench headed by Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi discharged the board of all cases. According to the counsel for Dr. Asim, the bail application in Jamshoro Joint Venture Limited (JJVL) case for Dr. Asim was filed in March this year and it has been pending since then. The first hearing date for the bail application was fixed as Friday, 25th March, 2016 in Supplementary list for fresh cases. Justice Abdul Rasool Memon & Justice Shahnawaz Tariq were the members of division bench when Notice was issued for 5-4-2016. On Tuesday, 5th April it was included in the daily list for hearing of bail application & U/S 426, Cr.P.C23. Justice Ahmed Ali M. Sheikh & Justice Muhammad Karim Khan Agha adjourned the hearing for 14-4-16. Then on Tuesday, 10th May, 2016 it was in the daily list for hearing of bail application & U/S 426, Cr.P.C15. Justice Ahmed Ali M. Sheikh & Justice Muhammad Karim Khan Agha adjourned the hearing for 21-6-16. On Tuesday, 21st June, 2016 this case was included in daily list for hearing of bail application & U/S 426, Cr.P.C13. Justice Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi & Justice Sadiq Hussain Bhatti discharged. Again on Wednesday, 29th June, 2016 it was announced in daily list for hearing of bail application & U/S 426, Cr.P.C20. Justice Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi & Justice Sadiq Hussain Bhatti were the members of the DB. The next date was Monday, 01st August, 2016 while Justice Syed Muhammad Farooq Shah & Justice Muhammad Iqbal Mahar announced it for next waiting. On Wednesday, 3rd August, 2016 it was again included in daily list for hearing of bail application & U/S 426, Cr.P.C14. Justice Syed Muhammad Farooq Shah & Justice Muhammad Iqbal Mahar were the judges but announced next waiting. Then it was appeared on Thursday, 18th August, 2016 in additional list for hearing of bail application & U/S 426, Cr.P.C5. Justice Abdul Rasool Memon & Justice Aftab Ahmed Gorar announced it for next waiting. On Friday, 7th October, 2016 it was as an additional for hearing of bail application & U/S 426, Cr.P.C1. Justice Naimatullah Phulpoto & Justice Muhammad Karim Khan Agha adjourned for 13.10.2016. On Thursday, 13th October, 2016 it was again in additional for hearing of bail application & U/S 426, Cr.P.C10. while Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi & Justice Sadiq Hussain Bhatti were the judges and adjourned for next date in waiting.