Apex court orders voting on no-confidence motion against PM
\n ISLAMABAD
\nThe Supreme Court of Pakistan restored the National Assembly Thursday after it declared the government\u2019s decision to dissolve the assembly and NA Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri\u2019s ruling against the Constitution.
\nThe top court has ordered National Assembly Speaker Asad Qasier to summon the session on Saturday (April 9) at 10am to allow the vote on the no-confidence motion against the premier.
\n\u201cIn consequence of the foregoing, it is declared that at all material times the Prime Minister was under the bar imposed by the Explanation to clause (1) of Article 58 of the Constitution and continues to remain so restricted. He could not, therefore, have at any time advised the President to dissolve the Assembly as contemplated by clause (1) of Article 58,\u201d the court\u2019s order read.
\n\u201cIn consequence of the foregoing, it is declared that the advice tendered by the Prime Minister on or about 03.04.2022 to the President to dissolve the Assembly was contrary to the Constitution and of no legal effect,\u201d said the order.
\nThe Supreme Court also \u201cdeclared that the assembly was in existence at all times, and continues to remain and be so\u201d.
\nThe apex court also stated that the speaker cannot prorogue the assembly and bring the session to an end if the no-trust motion fails or after a new prime minister is elected if a no-confidence motion is passed.
\nThe court ruled that no member will be barred from casting their vote. It also stated that if the no-trust motion fails then the government will continue to carry out its affairs.
\n\u201c…if the no-confidence motion against the prime minister succeeds, then the assembly will appoint the new prime minister,\u201d the top court\u2019s order said.
\nChief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial had earlier said that the court will move forward only after seeing national interest and practical possibilities.
\nThe chief justice had noted that the deputy speaker\u2019s ruling is, prima facie, a violation of Article 95, as the apex court resumed deliberation over the \u201cunconstitutional\u201d act by Suri for the fifth consecutive day today.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Apex court orders voting on no-confidence motion against PM ISLAMABAD The Supreme Court of Pakistan restored the National Assembly Thursday after it declared the government\u2019s decision to dissolve the assembly and NA Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri\u2019s ruling against the Constitution. The top court has ordered National Assembly Speaker Asad Qasier to summon the session on […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":253534,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[5728,5727,292,5726],"class_list":{"0":"post-253525","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-top-news","8":"tag-deputy-speakers-ruling","9":"tag-restores-na","10":"tag-supreme-court","11":"tag-void"},"yoast_head":"\n