Minister of State for Interior Affairs Tallal Chaudhry. Photo: File 

ISLAMABAD: Minister of State for Interior Affairs and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz representative Tallal Chaudhry is expected to appear before the Supreme Court on contempt of course hearing today.

The apex court initiated contempt proceedings against State Minister Talal Chaudhry on account of "derogatory and contemptuous speeches/statements" with regard to the honorable court, read a notification.

Contempt notice: SC gives Tallal Chaudhry one week to finalise counsel

Never committed contempt of court and never held any intention to do so, Tallal told Geo News Monday night

"You have made derogatory and contemptuous speeches/statements at public gatherings, telecast by different TV channels, which prima facie constitute interference with and obstruction of the process of the Court as well as aimed at belittling the stature of this Apex Court within the contemplation of Article 204 of the Constitution of Pakistan, 1973, read with Section 3 of the Contempt of Court Ordinance, 2003," it said.

Never committed contempt of court: Tallal

Speaking in Geo News? programme ?Aapas Ki Baat? on Feb 5, Tallal Chaudhry said he never committed contempt of court and never held any intention to do so, either.

?What I said was about PCO [Provisional Constitutional Order] judges. I never took the name of any [particular] judge nor hinted at any [judge],? said the minister.

Separately, the Supreme Court has also issued a contempt of court notice to Federal Minister for Privatisation Daniyal Aziz.