PML-N leader Khawaja Asif on Tuesday called for formulating a House Committee to try the judges of the past and present for their actions impacting the Constitution.
"I assert for a third time, the forming of a House Committee to investigate all decisions of the courts that have had an impact on the country," he told the National Assembly Speaker.
Asif – who is also the Defence Minister of the country – said that judges, alive or deceased, should be held accountable for their verdicts.
This, he maintained, will allow our younger generation to know about it. "If politicians deviate from their path, they are put in line by the masses and the voters."
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"Who will put them in line and remind them of their duties," he asked. "They should be asked about their actions since 1947."
According to the minister, "they speak of the Constitution while their decisions brought harm to it."
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The statement comes at a time when the government and the judiciary are at loggerheads with regard to a crucial parliamentary bill that seeks to clip the powers of the Chief Justice.
The larger bench of the apex court is hearing multiple petitions against the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Bill 2023.
Led by CJ Bandial, the bench comprises Justices Ijaz-ul-Ahsan, Munib Akhtar, Mazahar Naqvi, Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Ayesha Malik, Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi, Shahid Waheed.
On April 13, the court suspended the bill passed by the Parliament till a final verdict is issued in the case.
The bill, a copy of which is available with The Friday Times, suggests that “every cause, appeal or matter before the Supreme Court shall be heard and disposed of by a bench constituted by the Committee comprising the Chief Justice of Pakistan and two senior-most judges, in order of seniority.”
The legislation also calls for appeals within 30 days of a verdict, issued on a suo motu case, and suggests that a bench be formed to hear such an appeal within 14 days.
"I assert for a third time, the forming of a House Committee to investigate all decisions of the courts that have had an impact on the country," he told the National Assembly Speaker.
Asif – who is also the Defence Minister of the country – said that judges, alive or deceased, should be held accountable for their verdicts.
This, he maintained, will allow our younger generation to know about it. "If politicians deviate from their path, they are put in line by the masses and the voters."
https://twitter.com/nayadaurpk_urdu/status/1653414168844988417
"Who will put them in line and remind them of their duties," he asked. "They should be asked about their actions since 1947."
According to the minister, "they speak of the Constitution while their decisions brought harm to it."
Read this too: Political Parties Intend Benches Of Own Choice For Desired Verdicts: CJP
The statement comes at a time when the government and the judiciary are at loggerheads with regard to a crucial parliamentary bill that seeks to clip the powers of the Chief Justice.
The larger bench of the apex court is hearing multiple petitions against the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Bill 2023.
Led by CJ Bandial, the bench comprises Justices Ijaz-ul-Ahsan, Munib Akhtar, Mazahar Naqvi, Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Ayesha Malik, Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi, Shahid Waheed.
On April 13, the court suspended the bill passed by the Parliament till a final verdict is issued in the case.
The bill, a copy of which is available with The Friday Times, suggests that “every cause, appeal or matter before the Supreme Court shall be heard and disposed of by a bench constituted by the Committee comprising the Chief Justice of Pakistan and two senior-most judges, in order of seniority.”
The legislation also calls for appeals within 30 days of a verdict, issued on a suo motu case, and suggests that a bench be formed to hear such an appeal within 14 days.