The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday issued a contempt of court notice to a Punjab University (PU) teacher besides ordering her arrest for protesting during a hearing despite repeated warnings from the judges to maintain decorum. A five-member larger bench of the LHC headed by Justice Mazahir Ali Akbar Naqvi was hearing a petition filed by PU academic Dr Nayab against an application filed by a colleague Khujista Rehan, with the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA). When she failed to stop her protest despite repeated warnings, the bench warned the teacher that she was crossing her limits and committing contempt of court. The bench subsequently issued a contempt of court notice to the academic and ordered her arrest. Although she was released in a few hours, she was directed to submit a reply to the contempt of court notice.

Source: Pakistan Today April 16, 2019 17:08 UTC