Pakistan Supreme Court returns appeal against conviction of former PM Imran Khan
The Hindu
Supreme Court office returns appeal seeking to set aside 3-year conviction of former PM Imran Khan in Toshakhana corruption case.
Pakistan’s Supreme Court office has returned an appeal seeking to set aside the three-year conviction of former prime minister Imran Khan in the Toshakhana corruption case, according to a media report on December 24.
The registrar’s office on December 23 returned the appeal moved by 71-year-old Khan through his counsel Latif Khosa under Article 185 of the Constitution, challenging December 11, 2023, Islamabad High Court (IHC) decision of rejecting a similar plea for lacking requirements, including the absence of actual controversies or chronology of the past litigation.
The petition was filed with a plea to overturn the August 5 conviction of Mr. Khan by an additional sessions judge of the IHC for illegally selling state gifts, Dawn News reported.
The Toshakhana case is based on the allegations that the the former premier violated the Toshakhana or state repository rules.
All gifts given by foreign leaders to Pakistani top leaders on their trips are kept in the Toshakhana.
The registrar’s office, however, returned the appeal with observations that the same was suffering from several deficiencies, like the concise statement.
In addition to the existing requirements, the petition should contain actual controversy or chronology of the litigation as well as the findings recorded by the forums below.
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