Overview
- The high court, which ruled Monday, paused enforcement of the Rs5 million award after requiring a Rs2.5 million cash deposit and surety for the rest.
- Justice Ahmed Nadeem Arshad declined to suspend the part of the trial ruling that forbids Shafi from repeating sexual harassment claims against Zafar.
- The bench issued a notice to Zafar for a written reply to Shafi’s appeal, and it adjourned further hearings to wait for his response.
- A sessions court on March 31 awarded Zafar Rs5 million in his 2018 defamation suit after finding Shafi had not proved her claims.
- Shafi’s lawyer said a related harassment case has moved through the provincial ombudsperson with an appeal pending at the Supreme Court, showing how the dispute now runs across multiple legal forums.