ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has observed that elected representatives are answerable both to voters and party and they must follow the party line while voting through a secret ballot.It also.
Vote against party dishonesty, says SC
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January 14, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has observed that elected representatives are answerable both to voters and party and they must follow the party line while voting through a secret ballot.
It also observed: “If one does not follow the party, its dishonesty and breach of trust.”
The court has also questioned the presidential reference seeking its opinion on holding Senate elections though an open ballot and observed that being a political matter; the government should have approached the Parliament for making an amendment to the Constitution instead of moving the court.
A five-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Gulzar Ahmed and comprising Justice Mushir Alam, Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Yahya Afridi and Justice Ijazul Ahsan resumed the hearing on the presidential reference.
Supreme Court upholds IHC verdict on SAPMs, advisers’ appointment
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December 19, 2020
ISLAMABAD: A two-member bench of the Supreme Court Friday rejected an appeal filed by Malik Munsif Awan of Justice Party against the verdict of Islamabad High Court dismissing his petition challenging the appointment of advisers and special assistants to the prime minister.
The bench comprised Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Gulzar Ahmed and Justice Ijazul Ahsen. Muhammad Ikram Chaudhry, counsel for the petitioner, submitted that Article 99 of the Constitution empowered the federal government to frame rules of business, farmed in the 1973 Constitution of Pakistan
The counsel argued that in the rules of business framed in 1973 Constitution, appointment of special assistants was provided in rule 4 sub rule 6 and in the appendix 1V-A
SC upholds IHC verdict on SAPMs, advisers’ appointment
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December 19, 2020
ISLAMABAD: A two-member bench of Supreme Court Friday rejected an appeal filed by Malik Munsif Awan of Justice Party against the verdict of Islamabad High Court dismissing his petition challenging the appointment of advisors and special assistants to the prime minister.
The bench comprised Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Gulzar Ahmed and Justice Ijazul Ahsen.
Muhammad Ikram Chaudhry, counsel for the petitioner, submitted that Article 99 of the Constitution empowered the federal government to frame rules of business, farmed in the 1973 constitution of Pakistan
The counsel argued that in the rules of business framed in 1973 Constitution, appointment of special assistants was provided in rule 4 sub rule 6 and in the appendix 1V-A
SC allows filing of amended plea against appointment of judges to Sindh judiciary
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December 18, 2020
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Thursday observed that the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) was the only forum to deal with matters related to complaints of misconduct filed against judges of the superior judiciary.
Justice Umar Ata Bandial observed that the Supreme Court had no substitute for any complaint against a judge of the superior court but the only forum was the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) to deal with such complaints.
A three-member bench of the apex court, headed by Justice Umar Ata Bandial and comprising Justice Ijazul Ahsen and Justice Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhel, heard a constitutional petition regarding appointments to the Sindh High Court as well as staff, civil judges and additional district judges to lower judiciary of Sindh from 2017 till today.