LHC CJ says 'entire system is faulty' during vehicle superdari case hearing

The court dismissed the superdari application after hearing a petition filed by Tahir Ali Phool, who argued that no decision had been made on his request for the release of the vehicle despite the passage of nine years.

Chief Justice Aalia Neelum heard the petition and asked about the applicant's status, saying there was no need to discuss the FIR after such a long period. Police informed the court that the vehicle had been recovered from the applicant.

The court was registered in 2015 and that the applicant had been driving the vehicle on rent. The owner had alleged misappropriation, while the vehicle was later found to have a tampered registration number. The applicant had purchased the vehicle, but the court rejected his superdari plea.

The chief justice questioned why the authorities had failed to improve the system. CCPO Lahore informed the court that the police would correct their records dating back to 2010.

The chief justice questioned why the available information had not been acted upon, remarking that the entire system was faulty and asking how it could be fixed when no one was doing their job. The court also asked the applicant from whom he had purchased the vehicle and whether he had checked its documents.

When asked if the vehicle had been transferred into his name, the applicant's lawyer replied in the negative. The chief justice questioned how the applicant could claim ownership when the vehicle was not registered in his name and its number had been tampered with.

She remarked that a case could be registered against him for driving the vehicle with a fake registration number.