LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday dismissed an application filed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Azam Swati, seeking the transfer of his interim bail applications from an anti-terrorism court (ATC) to another court.
A single bench, comprising LHC Chief Justice Aalia Neelum, heard the application. Swati’s lawyer argued that his client had obtained interim bail in the May 9 cases from the ATC in Lahore. He submitted that the ATC judge had shown bias against the petitioner during a recent hearing of the interim bail applications.
However, Chief Justice Neelum observed that Azam Swati had not yet joined the investigation. “The court has repeatedly told him to join the investigation, but he has not done so,” she noted.
She questioned how Swati could accuse the judge and request a change of court in these circumstances.In response, Swati’s lawyer argued that his client was cooperating with the investigation, but the police were not conducting a proper investigation.
The chief justice then asked the counsel to provide grounds for accusing the judge. However, the counsel requested more time to present arguments.The chief justice denied the request for more time and dismissed the application for the transfer of interim bail applications.
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