Removal of Governor Punjab: LHC returns petition raising objections

The Lahore High Court (LHC) office returned back a petition with technical objections seeking removal of Governor Punjab Salman Taseer from his office for going abroad without any intimation. The petitioner a bar member Noshab A. Khan however, said that LHC deputy Registrar (judicial) wrote on the petition-file that it should be filed after winter vacation as presently judges' strength in the court is short and the matter is not of urgent nature, which may be heard in holidays.
The petitioner contended that governor's mysterious absence from his office for four days is violation of article 104 of the constitution. The petitioner said that the governor Punjab left Lahore on December 5 through flight PK-303 for Karachi and from there he flied to Colombo by Lankan Airline VL-189 the same evening. Later, the governor returned to Karachi from Sri Lanka by VL-183 on December 8 and reached Lahore by PK-306 in the evening, he said.
The counsel said the governor left the highest constitutional office vacant for four days, which is tantamount to be a revolt against the basic law of the land. The petitioner said the absence of governor made the legality of the actions of the Punjab government during the period doubtful as the speaker run assembly affairs when he was supposed to be acting governor. He prayed to the court to direct the Prime Minister of Pakistan to advise the president of Pakistan to remove the respondent governor.