On Tuesday, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) declared it null. In the cypher case, it voided the notification of conducting former prime minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chief’s jail trial.
The government issued the notification on Aug 29.
IHC, comprising Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb and Justice Saman Riffat Imtiaz, announced the verdict, which was reserved earlier in the day on the intra-court appeal filed by the PTI chief against his jail trial.
On Aug 29, the IHC suspended the PTI chief’s sentence in the Toshakhana case. Still, a special court under the Official Secrets Act had directed the jail authorities to keep the PTI chairman in “judicial lockup” in the cypher case.
The court said the notification issued by the law ministry on Nov 13 for the PTI chief’s jail trial was no longer applicable.
On Monday, the IHC extended the stay granted against the proceedings in the trial court by one day. The court argued about the procedure to appoint a judge and the trial in jail.
Counsel for PTI chief Salman Akram Raja argued before the division bench that the procedure adopted for the judge’s appointment was incorrect and must be corrected.