A petition on Monday filed in the Supreme Court challenges the vires of Contempt of Court Ordinance 2003, promulgated by the then President, Pervez Musharraf. The petitioner, Shahid Orakzai, filed the petition under Article 184 (3) of the Constitution, making the federation through the law ministry as respondent.
The petitioner prayed the court that for the supremacy of the constitution and the rule of law - as perceived by the Constitution then by a military general- all contempt proceedings, both in its Original and Appellate Jurisdictions, be suspended until a ruling on the impugned ordinance is made.