Supreme Court (SC) has rejected the petition seeking increase in the reserved seats for minorities in National Assembly (NA) and provincial assemblies.
The SC while upholding the Lahore High Court (LHC) decision has maintained amendment in the constitution is required for enhancing the reserved seats of the minorities. SC and High courts wield no powers for ordering the parliament to make amendment. We cannot give order to the parliament to make amendment in the constitution.
A two members bench of SC presided over by Justice Ijaz ul Ahsan took up for hearing the petition seeking enhancement in minorities seats in assemblies Monday.
The counsel for the petitioner took the plea during the hearing of the case population has enormously increased ,therefore, parliament be ordered to increase the reserved seats for minorities due to increase in population.
Justice Ijaz ul Ahsan remarked SC and high courts are not empowered to order the parliament to make constitutional amendment. How can we give order that parliament should enhance the reserved seats for the minorities.
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