KARACHI (HRNW): The Constitutional Bench of the Sindh High Court has issued a written verdict regarding the confiscated properties of former Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Member of the National Assembly, Abdul Aziz Memon. The court dismissed an appeal filed by Ijaz Ali, who had purchased the properties and sought their release, upholding the earlier decision of the trial court.
The written judgment detailed several key legal points:
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Confiscation Order: The Accountability Court had ordered the confiscation of Abdul Aziz Memon’s properties in 2002 following a reference involving assets beyond known sources of income.
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Timeline of Purchase: The petitioner, Ijaz Ali, purchased the properties (Bungalow No. 15, Khayaban-e-Shamsheer, and Plot No. A-21, KDA Scheme 1) in 2009—seven years after the formal confiscation order was already in place.
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Legal Discrepancies: While the petitioner claimed to have purchased the properties following a decree from a Civil Court, the High Court noted that the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) was never made a party to those civil proceedings.
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Finality of Conviction: The court highlighted that Abdul Aziz Memon’s original conviction and the subsequent confiscation of his assets have already been upheld by both the High Court and the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
The Sindh High Court ruled that the petitioner’s counsel failed to identify any legal flaw or error in the trial court’s order. Consequently, the request to release the confiscated properties was rejected.
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