ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned hearing of Nandipur Power Project case for three weeks while issuing notice to the Attorney General for assisting the court on the matter.
A three-judge bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Jawwad S. Khawaja and Justice Sh. Azmat Saeed heard the case.
The Chief Justice remarked that the court had to see that who caused the delay in completion of the project.
However, Mian Israr, counsel for Babar Awan and Masood Chishti stated that Awan was never a reason for the delay in the completion of project.
Babar Awan pleaded before the court that according to the rules one ministry could not witness against another and added that if Khawaja Muhammad Asif wanted to proceed with the case, he had to resign from his ministry.
Awan further stated that according to the Commission's report there was a corruption of Rs. 15 billion made in the project and it also named three federal ministers involvemet.
Chief Justice remarked that the Prime Minister had also constituted a committee on the issue and sought report from the secretary planning in this regard.
Later, the court adjourned further hearing of the case for three weeks.
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