It was expected that his successor, Justice AjmalMian, would immediately, as his first act, take suo motu action to restore the honour of his court.
Morris vs Crown Office (1972 QB 114) was the first case in Britain in which the Court of Appeal had to consider "contempt in the face of the court." On February 4, 1970, the court was invaded by eleven students.
Acting Chief Justice AjmalMian referred to the 'storming' as a 'very serious incident of rowdyism.' By his order dated 15/12/97 he appointed Abdur Rahman Khan, J, to hold an inquiry.
Mian Shahbaz Sharif flew to Islamabad in his special plane at dead of night.
This was followed by the clandestine visit to the judges of the Quetta Bench of the honourable Supreme Court by the envoy of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif, Senator Rafiq Ahmad Tarar, whereafter the Quetta judgment of November 28, 1997, was delivered by Justices Irshad Hasan Khan and Khalilur Rahman Khan.
That in the interests of the sanctity, dignity and respect of the apex court of the country, I submit that Mian Nawaz Sharif, Mian Shahbaz Sharif, Saifur Rahman, Lt General Nasim Rana, and the journalists present in court on November 28, 1997, be summoned to give evidence under oath.
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