- Attorney Khawaja Ahmed says the public should be aware of the case.
- It is a big case we handle it in the orderly way: SC -Judge.
- SC Constitution Bench will postpone the hearing until 11:30 tomorrow.
Islamabad: The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed live streaming of the consultation on the pleas that were filed against the 26th constitutional amendment.
The development comes as an eight-member constitutional bench, led by justice Amin-out-Din Khan heard the petitions against the constitutional adjustments after a hole of nine months.
“Things need to be controlled, we all serve the nation. It’s a big case we’ll handle it in an orderly way,” noted Justice Amin-out-Din Khan while referring to the court’s unanimous judgment with green lighting of the consultation on SC’s YouTube channel.
Other members of the bench include Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Justice Ayesha A Malik, Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi, Justice Musarrat Hilali, Justice Naeem Akhter Afghan and Justice Shahid Bilal Hassan.
Several parties, including Pakistan Tehreek-E-Insaf (PTI), Jamaat-e-Islami (JI), Sunni Intehad Council (SIC), as well as various bar associations and former presidents of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), had challenged the change back in October 2024.
Tweaks in the Constitution, which has since come into force, require the legislator to choose Chief Justice, attach the top post of the top post and form constitutional benches.
Key points in 26. Amendments
- Chief Justice of Pakistans (CJP) employment period determined in three years.
- Constitutional benches to be created in SC and high courts.
- Senior judge for each bench to serve as presidential officer.
- Parliamentary committee to nominate new CJP from the panel with three most senior judges.
- Committee to propose name to PM, which then forward it to President of Final Approval.
- JCP, led by CJP and three others, is responsible for the appointment of SC -judges.
- JCP To monitor the judges’ performance, you must report any concerns to the Supreme Judicial Council.
- Complete extermination of Riba (interest) from the country by January 1, 2028.
During the hearing today, former legislator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar’s lawyer Shahid Jamil complained that objections had been made to their plea and called on the right to decide that the chamber appeal filed the case.
The Court issued, after considering, directives for the award of a number for the petition for consultation.
Meanwhile, former Chief Justice Jawwad’s Khawaja’s lawyer Khawaja Ahmed claimed that the arguments on the question of a full court bench should be streamed so the public may be aware of the case.
On this, Justice Amin-out said that the bench question does not concern the public but is limited to the court.
In response to the lawyer’s argument to first tackle the question of live streaming instead of the bench’s constitution, justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail said the court would educate people through live streaming, but only ended up postponing themselves.
When asked by Justice Malik about the attitude of live streaming of the case, further lawyer Amir Rehman said the case is an administrative.
The court approved after hearing the arguments the live streaming of the case and postponed the case until 11:30 am tomorrow (Wednesday).
