CJP detaches himself from hearing Musharraf bail cancellation

The Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Monday detached himself from hearing the petition challenging cancellation of former military ruler Gen.(Rtd) Pervez Musharraf's bail in judges detention case.
During the hearing, the Chief Justice directed the Register office to refer the case to another bench and fix hearing for next week.
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) had rejected Musharraf's pre-arrest bail in a case pertaining to the detention of superior judiciary judges in 2007 emergency in the country which was imposed by Musharraf following suspension of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry.
The bail-suspension case was filed by petitioner Aslam Ghumman Advocate challenging the Islamabad High Court order disposing off the treason charges and allowing bail to be posted for Pervez Musharraf in the Judges detention case.