SC dismisses govt plea against LHC order in

Hajj quota case

Last Updated On 03 April,2018 03:38 pm

Supreme Court of Pakistan dismissed a plea against order by LHC in Hajj quota case.
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The Supreme Court of Pakistan has
dismissed a plea filed by the federal government against the order by
Lahore High Court increasing the Hajj quota.

Hearing the case, 3-member bench headed by the Chief Justice of

Pakistan Justice Saqib Nisar had formed a committee to probe the change
in quota issue after LHC ordered to decrease the quota from 67 to 60 per
cent.

The Chief Justice asked the Deputy Attorney General Suhail Mehmood if
the cabinet could render the order by a superior court ineffective. He
dismissed the plea saying that there was nothing wrong with the LHC
order.