ISLAMABAD: The chief justice of Pakistan has constituted a five-member bench to hear a plea of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), seeking a declaration that any extra constitutional steps should be restrained in light of the present situation of the country.
The petition, put forward by the SCBA president, also seeks a declaration that the fundamental rights of the citizens of the country should not be violated by any authority or state functionaries.
The bench, headed by Chief Justice Nasirul Mulk and comprising of Justice Jawwad S Khawaja, Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa and Justice Mushir Alam, will take up the matter on August 15.
A notice has also been issued to the Attorney General of Pakistan, in this regard.
The Express Tribune has learnt that the top court and SCBA are closely monitoring the ongoing political controversy.
Further, the SCBA president has already said that lawyers will resist any extra constitutional move in the present political scenario.
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Kudos to the lawyers community for rising to the occasion. The govt needs to keep marching ahead fearlessly.
Who is behind petition, it does not matter. Who is under discussion and how is response of court???? it is important for me. You have not seen anxiety of courts for PMLn, I wish if they could show such spirit for other parties too.
The role of judiciary is also questionable, what a quick response? Indeed amazing!
Sami, kindly re-read the news. The petition has been filed by SCBA not PMLn and this makes sense since lawyers community has a role in past against military takeover.
Quick response by courts when PMLn government is in danger due to its stupidness, but these were dead when Sharifs' Police and Gullus were killing innocent people in Lahore. Dear Judges! for few days you can give politio-judicial support to Mr. Sharif but you cannot give wisdom to your King.