Former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram has been granted leave to appeal against a fine for failing to co-operate with a match-fixing inquiry.

A Pakistan court ruled on Monday that Akram's side of the case was not heard in the original 1999 investigation and ordered the country's cricket board to consider his evidence.

All-rounder Akram, part of the Pakistan's 2003 World Cup squad, has also appealed a ban on him ever captaining his country again.

Justice Muhammad Javed Buttar of the High Court in Lahore ordered the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to rule on the appeal - and the �3,500 fine - within one month.

"There was no evidence worthy of credence against Wasim Akram and he has full right to file an appeal," said Akram's lawyer, Najamul Hasan Kazmi Kazmi.

"He was never given a chance of a hearing."

Judge Malik Muhammad Qayyum, who led the 1999 inquiry, also banned former captain Salim Malik and paceman Ata-ur-Rehman for life.

He also recommended fines for Waqar Younis, Inzamam-ul Haq, Saeed Anwar and Mushtaq Ahmed, saying they had not told the entire truth during the investigation.