Justice Mansoor again requests for a full court on NAB amendments
\nISLAMABAD
\nTerming the Practice and Procedure Act against the constitution and an attack on freedom of judiciary, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Umar Ata Bandial said on Tuesday that the Act had shaken the very foundation of that freedom.
\nThe CJP made these remarks during the hearing of the case against NAB amendments. A three-member bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, headed by the CJP, heard the case.
\nCJP Bandial said that the Act was an interference in the administrative affairs of the SC. \u201cThe remedy given under the legislation is nowhere mentioned in the constitution,\u201d he said, adding, \u201cThe question now is whether the apex court should stop hearing the cases.\u201d
\nJustice Ijazul Ahsan remarked that all that the court wanted was that such amendments should be introduced to the law which were in harmony with the constitution. He further said that the attorney general of Pakistan (AGP) had talked about compatibility between Practice and Procedure Act and Review of Judgment Act.
\n\u201cThe AGP had sought more time from the court on June 1, 2023, while on June 8, he had said that the parliament would make improvements in the legislation after the budget session was over. The chief justice said he had no idea as to what was the government\u2019s opinion on the law presently.
\n\u201cShould we stop hearing of the cases in the light of the law that had been suspended?\u201d he questioned. Makhdoom Ali Khan, counsel for the government, prayed to the court to exercise extreme caution before declaring any Act null and void. \u201cThe law continues to exist unless it is revisited,\u201d he said.
\nCJP Bandial told government\u2019s lawyer that the apex court was not going to annul any law. Justice Mansoor Ali Shah said his question was whether the case should be heard when \u2018stay\u2019 had already been granted or whether a \u2018full court\u2019 should be formed.
\n\u201cThis is my request to the CJP that before he gives decision on NAB amendments, he should first decide the fate of Practice and Procedure Act,\u201d the judge said, adding, \u201cOr the apex court forms a full court on the NAB amendments.\u201d
\nThe CJP said that Khawaja Haris, PTI Chairman Imran Khan\u2019s lawyer, opinion was that the NAB amendments had given special incentives to some people. The government\u2019s lawyer said he did not think that there was any country in the world where a law was annulled simply because it had lessened the punishment.
\nJustice Mansoor, too, remarked that it was the parliament, which had the right to introduce changes to a law. Later, the court adjourned the case\u2019s hearing until tomorrow.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Justice Mansoor again requests for a full court on NAB amendments ISLAMABAD Terming the Practice and Procedure Act against the constitution and an attack on freedom of judiciary, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Umar Ata Bandial said on Tuesday that the Act had shaken the very foundation of that freedom. The CJP made these […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":326693,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-352520","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-national"},"yoast_head":"\n