ISLAMABAD:
Supreme Court bench on Hearing resumed on Thursday of Suo Motu case against vice speaker’s resolution of the National Assembly, which dissolved no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan on Sunday.
The case is being heard by five people. bench It is headed by Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial and consists of Justice Muneeb Akhtar, Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhel, Justice Ijazul Ahsan and Justice Mazhar Alam Khan.
The Supreme Court took note of ruling and subsequent dissolution of National Assembly by President Arif Alvi on advice of the prime minister is pushing the country into a constitutional crisis.
Only focus will read SK on Suri Solution: CJP
During the trial, the Attorney General of Pakistan Khalid Javed Khan and Speaker Assad Qaiser’s lawyer Naeem Bukhari will argue before the court. bench today. Supreme Court since first day, said it would be want to resolve case as soon as possible, but not without hearing all parties first.
A decision is expected announced today.
Speaker can circumvent law to save Pakistan
At the beginning of hearing, Prime Minister Imran counsel Imtiaz Siddiqi argued that the test of parliamentary proceedings went beyond the mandate of judicial branch. “Court should ask parliament clean up mess, he added.
CJ Bandial told the premier left the country in roll, announcing early elections in 90 days and added that, in the applicants’ opinion, the speaker could not decide until 28 March before granting leave for a movement of distrust to be moved.
“What are you going to say on this,” Judge Bandial asked.
prime minister counsel added that the opposition had no objection to the vice-speaker leading session. “Deputy Speaker [Qasim Suri] used my mind to come on but decision he thought better,” the lawyer said, adding that the speaker was not answerable before the court.
CJ Bandial stated that the court review to what extent the proceedings were protected by Article 69.
The lawyer said that if the speaker knew of conspiracy to change regime or threat national security, he could circumvent the law to “save the country”. speaker made perfect fit decision in conformity with oath,” he said, arguing that it was “an internal parliamentary matter.”
“If you are reading Article 69 with Article 127, then you will see that parliamentary proceedings are fully protected,” the lawyer said, adding that the highest court could not interfere. in parliament.
Judge Munib Akhtar stated that the court is not obliged follow in decision what did you refer to counsel. The lawyer said, “With all due respect, you [five-member bench] obliged follow in decisions of seven people bench”. The verdicts referred to contained only remarks, and the court was not obliged to take them into account. follow “observations in sentences”, Judge Munib added.
This was stated by the lawyer of Prime Minister Siddiqui. made meeting of the National Security Committee based on of his decision. “Did the speaker have any material [to prove conspiracy] achieve it decisionCJ asked. Was it founded on good faith,” he asked.
Judge Bandial asked, “When the Deputy Speaker received the minutes of NSC”. This is the prime minister counsel expressed ignorance. “Then please don’t.” comment on things you don’t do knowCJ reproached.
According to counsel, the speaker had the appropriate material on the foundation of which he ruled against mistrust votesaid CJ. “The prime minister has violated Article 58… what will be the consequences,” he asked.
The speaker did not have issue about voting on March 28, but on day of by a vote on 3 April, it ruled that the application was rejected. Why didn’t he reject on March 28,” the judge asked. “If the assembly has not been dissolved, house could ride back Decree of Speaker”, Judge Ijazul Ahsan added.
“Prime Minister took advantage of situation and dissolved the National Assembly,” Judge Ahsan said. added.
After conclusion of arguments of Siddiqui, Naeem Bukhari, counsel representing the vice-speaker, began to make arguments.
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