LHC reserves verdict

RECORDER REPORT

LAHORE: Lahore High Court here Thursday reserved its verdict in a petition of former computerisation consultant of all education boards in Punjab, Dr. Majid Naeem challenging his arrest by the National Accountability Bureau.

Dr. Majid pleaded through his counsel that the bureau's investigating officer arrested him without obtaining permission from the competent authority. The counsel also said that the case against his client was fabricated and based on mala fide. He therefore prayed to the court to declare arrest of Dr. Majid and subsequent physical remand awarded by an accountability court to NAB as illegal. The NAB arrested Dr. Majid following a reference filed against him on the charges of misappropriating Rs27,97,850 in Punjab University funds and misuse of authority during his stint as Punjab University College of Information Technology Principal. The court had already dismissed his acquittal application in the case.