LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) Tuesday approved the bail plea of former Punjab chief minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi in a case relating to illegal appointments in the Punjab Assembly.
LHC’s Justice Sultan Tanveer Ahmad announced the court verdict reserved earlier. During the hearing, the counsel for the PTI leader told the court that the case was registered against him by the Anti-Corruption Establishment after two years.
The Anti-Corruption Establishment (ACE) counsel told the court that ACE had lodged the case against Elahi in accordance with the law and arrested him on October 25, 2023.
The former chief minister had moved LHC for post-arrest bail. On April 28, the High Court has fixed Elahi’s petition for a hearing in May.
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Earlier on March 27, the court had rejected Elahi’s bail application, after which he again filed the application in the court. The court had reserved its decision on March 26 after the arguments of the lawyers were completed.
According to the details provided by an ACE spokesperson, Elahi made 12 illegal recruitments in the Punjab Assembly on grade 17 positions. The candidates were recruited in the provincial assembly by altering the records.
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