The Lahore High Court on Thursday suspended order of a sessions court wherein Bhaati Gate police was directed to register a criminal case against federal interior minister Rana Sanaullah Khan and police officials on a complaint of lawyers belonging to Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) on charges of manhandling the lawyers and damaging their vehicles.

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Justice Sardar Sarfraz Ahmad Dogar issued the suspension order on a petition filed by police constable Muhammad Aslam challenging the decision of the sessions court.

A provincial law officer on behalf of the petitioner argued before the court that the sessions court passed the impugned order beyond the facts. He said the police officials were on their duty to maintain law and order during the protest march of the political party.

He said a case had already been registered about the incident of alleged torture on lawyers. Therefore, he said, two FIRs of a single incident could not be registered as per the law settled by the Supreme Court.

The judge suspended the impugned decision and issued notices to the respondents for June 30.

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Advocate Haider Majeed had filed a petition before the sessions court for the registration of the FIR.

In the impugned decision, the sessions court had ordered the Bhaati Gate SHO to lodge a case against the interior minister, CCPO Lahore and DIG Operations on the complaint of the petitioner-lawyer.