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Contempt of Court Act (LXIV of 1976) Gross contempt of Supreme Court contained in statement published in Weekly Journal Author of such statement, being Editor and Publisher of Weekly, without attempting to justify his contuma¬cious conduct, tendering unconditional apology, asking for forgive¬ness and publishing apology in Weekly Apology accepted and notice discharged. ORDER MUHAMMAD HALEEM, J: The Director:, Intelligence Bureau, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad, forwarded under his letter dated 23rd of July 1977, to the Registrar of this Court a photo stat copy of the Weekly Azad, dated 19th of July, 1977, published from London which highlighted an interview given by the respondent at the Heathrow Airport, London, on 3rd of July, 1977, giving out a totally false and an imaginary account of his talk with the former Chief Justice of Pakistan, Mr. Justice Muhammad Yaqub Ali, and also accusing him of unsavoury behaviour, for taking action against him according to law. At or about the same time the former Chief Justice also received an aerogramme addressed to him by the res-pondent expressing totally false statement of facts. Can a consideration of the disparaging material, the former Chief Justice by order dated 27th of July, 1977, directed a notice to issue to the respondent to show cause as to why he should not be punished for contempt; and to secure his presence in Court and his house situate in Islamabad bearing No. 4 (Old No. 510), Street No. 84, G/6 4, which was rented to M/s. Movers International, Packers and Forwarders, was attached and the tenant was directed not to pay rent to him but to deposit it in the Registry of this Court. A copy of the notice was also directed to be sent to the Editor and Publisher of Weekly "Azad", London for publication on the front page with an apology to the Supreme Court. It was further directed that if this was not done then similar notices shall be sent to them if they were Pakistani Nationals at their permanent residence in Pakistan for their stay to U. K. was only temporary. As to the contents of the letter, the former Chief Justice, in his order, expressed that they were totally false. His statement published in the…

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