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Islamabad: A petitioner, Col (R) Inam-ur-Rehman, who has challenged the three-year extension in service granted to Chief of Army Staff (COAS) General Ashfaq Parvez Kayani in 2010, has filed an application for early hearing saying the above said matter should be taken up immediately as the political statement of the COAS a few days back disturbed the whole society.
Earlier, Chief Justice Islamabad High Court (IHC) Justice Iqbal Hameedur Rehman on Sept 24 dismissed the petition under section 3 of the Article 199 of the Constitution where it was said that the high courts could not hear the cases pertaining to the services of armed forces personnel.
The petitioner then filed an Intra Court Appeal (ICA) that is pending for adjudication. The appeal was adjourned on Oct 23 due to cancellation of the bench.
In his application for early hearing the petitioner said that the immediate hearing of the appeal was necessary as the COAS assuming himself as public servant on the basis of an illegal, unconstitutional, unlawful and immoral extension of service beyond the age of 60 years issued a political statement which disturbed the whole civil society.
Had he even been a person subject to Pakistan Army Act, he would have dared not issue a statement of that kind in violation of oath of the office of a legitimate COAS.
The petitioner further said that the civil society including legal fraternity and ex-servicemen violently reacted to the uncalled for and unwarranted statement of the COAS.
The petitioner also said that the message by the COAS conveyed between the lines had caused turbulence in the entire socio, politico and economic environment of the country which if not checked in time and put to scrutiny was feared to cause an irreparable loss and set back to the very fabric of the national unity and integrity.
The petitioner prayed to the court that the main case along with the instant CM be fixed for early haring for Nov 13, 2012.
Earlier, Chief Justice Islamabad High Court (IHC) Justice Iqbal Hameedur Rehman on Sept 24 dismissed the petition under section 3 of the Article 199 of the Constitution where it was said that the high courts could not hear the cases pertaining to the services of armed forces personnel.
The petitioner then filed an Intra Court Appeal (ICA) that is pending for adjudication. The appeal was adjourned on Oct 23 due to cancellation of the bench.
In his application for early hearing the petitioner said that the immediate hearing of the appeal was necessary as the COAS assuming himself as public servant on the basis of an illegal, unconstitutional, unlawful and immoral extension of service beyond the age of 60 years issued a political statement which disturbed the whole civil society.
Had he even been a person subject to Pakistan Army Act, he would have dared not issue a statement of that kind in violation of oath of the office of a legitimate COAS.
The petitioner further said that the civil society including legal fraternity and ex-servicemen violently reacted to the uncalled for and unwarranted statement of the COAS.
The petitioner also said that the message by the COAS conveyed between the lines had caused turbulence in the entire socio, politico and economic environment of the country which if not checked in time and put to scrutiny was feared to cause an irreparable loss and set back to the very fabric of the national unity and integrity.
The petitioner prayed to the court that the main case along with the instant CM be fixed for early haring for Nov 13, 2012.
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