The constitutional bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan dismissed the petition filed against declaring Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) a parliamentary party, while during the hearing of the case, Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhel spoke to the lawyer, why do you want to do unconstitutional things from us?
A 7-member constitutional bench of the Supreme Court headed by Justice Aminuddin Khan, comprising Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhel, Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Justice Ayesha Malik, Justice Hassan Azhar Rizvi, Justice Musarat Hilali and Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan heard the case.
Maulvi Iqbal Haider took the position that the petition was filed on my behalf in a timely manner, now the review case of this case is pending, I want this matter to be seen in a case.
Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhel said, why do you want to do unconstitutional things from us, it is the choice of the candidates to join a political party or not.
Justice Aminuddin Khan said that Maulvi Iqbal Sahib, you are again going in the same direction that led to the ban.
The Supreme Court Constitution Bench upheld the objections of the Registrar Office on the petition against declaring the Sunni Ittehad Council a parliamentary party and dismissed it.
It should be noted that last week, the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court had scheduled a total of more than 2,000 cases for hearing next week, including the extension of the Army Chief’s term, declaring the Sunni Ittehad Council a parliamentary party, and the formation of the Audio Leaks Commission.
On November 5, a 7-member Constitutional Bench was formed under the chairmanship of Justice Aminuddin Khan in a meeting of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan chaired by Chief Justice Yahya Afridi.
The first meeting of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan was held in the light of the 26th Amendment, in which the nomination of judges to the Constitutional Benches was considered.
7 members of the 12-member Commission voted in favor of Justice Aminuddin’s appointment, while 5 members opposed it.
The announcement stated that the Chief Justice had suggested setting a specific term for the constitutional bench. During the meeting, a vote was taken on the issue of forming the constitutional bench. Out of 12 members of the commission, 7 voted in favor of a 7-member constitutional bench.
