SC to hear Punjab’s review plea

CJ Isa says religious freedom is subjected to public order and morality

ISLAMABAD:

 

A three-member bench the Supreme Court, headed by the Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa, on Friday admitted for hearing a review petition filed by the Punjab government in Mubarak Ahmed Sani case, and issued notices for further proceedings on February 26.

The petition said that the Article 20 of the Constitution was not fully explained in para 9 of Mubarak Sani case judgment, therefore, a wrong impression had prevailed. It added that religious freedom was not unlimited under the Article 20.

During the hearing, the chief justice remarked that when Article 20 was mentioned then there was no need for explanation. He told Punjab government lawyer that the court would give the explanation. According to Article 20, he added, religious freedom was subjected to public order and morality.