ISLAMABAD: Hearing the suo motu notice case on the constitutional situation, Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial declared the ruling of the Speaker as wrong and announced to issue the decision of the case today at 7.30 am.
The case was heard by a five-member larger bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Umar Ata Bandial.
During the hearing, the Chief Justice said that one thing is clear that is the ruling is wrong. If the Assembly had not been dissolved, the Opposition could have done something. The real problem arose from the dissolution of the Assembly. It is unconstitutional to dissolve assemblies during a no-confidence motion.
Attorney General Khalid Javed Khan said that no member of the Assembly can be called a traitor without a court decision. I will not defend the ruling of the Deputy Speaker. Those who say they have been elected for four years now want to be the Prime Minister of the same Assembly. It was only fitting that Imran Khan should go to the people.
Earlier, hearing the suo motu notice on the rejection of the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Imran Khan, the Chief Justice of Pakistan on Thursday said that the matter of the Punjab Assembly would be taken up by the Lahore High Court, we are only looking into the matter of the National Assembly.
A five-member larger bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Umar Ata Bandial is hearing the case.
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The arguments of the lawyers of opposition parties and bar councils have been completed and the arguments of Babar Awan, the lawyer of PTI have also been completed.
At the beginning of the hearing, Advocate General Punjab Ahmed Owais told the court that a very alarming situation had arisen in Punjab last night. Last night, Hamza Shehbaz was made chief minister at a hotel. The Chief Justice said that we are not touching the Punjab Assembly in these proceedings.
Advocate General Punjab said that a dictator had said that the Constitution is a book of 10, 12 pages which I can tear at any time. To which, Justice Umar Ata Bandial remarked that we should not get involved in the problems of Punjab.
Justice Mazhar Alam Mian Khel said that it was also shown on TV yesterday that barbed wire were installed in the Punjab Assembly.
Justice Mazhar Alam inquired whether the assembly could be sealed in this manner. What are you doing in Punjab?
PML-N lawyer Azam Nazir Tarar said that where should the members of the assembly go when the assembly is locked. To which, the Chief Justice said that the matter of Punjab will be taken up by the Lahore High Court.
