The Supreme Court Registrar Office returned on Monday a constitutional petition by Muttahida Majlis-e-Amal (MMA) President Qazi Hussain Ahmed against President Pervez Musharraf. Hussain had filed the petition a few days ago, challenging the continuation of Musharraf as chief of army staff (COAS) despite him passing his superannuating age of 60. The registrar filed the objection that the president enjoyed immunity under Article 248 of the Constitution and therefore he could not be nominated as a respondent in any case. The registrar also objected to the petitioner making multiple prayers in his petition, which were technically not related to the subject and contents of the petition. Hussain had maintained that “General Pervez Musharraf is continuously violating the Constitution, law and service rules” by addressing public rallies. He sought a court directive against Musharraf’s tenure as chief of army staff.