Khosa Graft Case: SC Reserves Verdict

Supreme Court has reserved its verdict in a graft case against former attorney general Sardar Latif Khosa today.
One Hamid Maghfoor and his wife Dr Mazhar Jamal filed a petition in the apex court alleging Khosa of taking Rs0.2million to get their case dismissed. A three-judge bench headed by Justice Mian Shakir Ullah Khan heard the case. Khosa’s counsel argued that only Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) is entitled to take action against any lawyer under legal practitioners and Pakistan Bar Council Act 1973. However, the court remarked that the SC is entitled to take action against any lawyer under the Supreme Court Rules 1980. Meanwhile, Attorney General Anwar Mansoor said that the SC should not hear the case even if it is entitled to do so and leave the issue to the PBC.