ISLAMABAD:The Islamabad High Court (IHC) Tuesday reserved its judgment in a case pertaining to illegal allotment of a government accommodation to Raziq Sanjrani.
The court also sought record from ministries of housing, petroleum and Establishment Division pertaining to allotment of government residence and appointment of Raziq Sanjrani.
Justice Babar Sattar heard the contempt of court case against Sanjrani pertaining to the matter.
At the outset of hearing, the counsel for Sanjrani adopted the stance that the said house had been surrendered.
The bench inquired from the officials of the ministry of petroleum and establishment about the record pertaining to the appointment of Sanjrani.
The official said that the appointment had been made under Aghaz-e-Haqooq-e Balochistan. The lawyer said that later the concern metals company regularized the services of his client.
The court noted that Saindak Metals had appointed Sanjrani as director of the company in 2008 for a period of three year.
Whether there was any extension was given to him, it asked. Whatever the record it submit it to the court, Justice Sattar instructed the officials.
The official of Establishment Division adopted the stance that the said appointment was made on the recommendation of chief minister Balochistan.
Justice Sattar said that the court had sought the record so that it may know that under what laws, Sanjrani was given government accommodation of category-I. Who was paying the rent of the house, he asked.
The official of the housing ministry said that they served a voucher of expenditures of the house to the concern company after every three months.
The court observed that the federal secretaries had been facing problems to get houses in capital while the ministry was busy in issuance of vouchers.
It said that the court was serving a second notice, adding that it would initiate a contempt of court proceeding.
The court said that the matter was showing that what was happening inside, adding that it was company, prime minister and chief minister had no connection within.
Despite regularization of the services, he ( Sanjrani) would remain the servant of the company, it added. Justice Sattar said that this matter was not in front of this court but court could not turn blind eyes on it.
The court adjourned further hearing till next date.