- The lawyer Khawaja Ahmed says that the public must be aware of the subject.
- It is a great case, we will handle it in an orderly manner: Judge SC.
- SC Constitutional Bank postpon the audience until 11:30 am in tomorrow.
Islamabad: The Supreme Court allowed on Tuesday the live broadcast of the hearing on the plea filed against the 26th Constitutional amendment.
Development occurs as a constitutional bank of eight members, headed by Judge Amin-Din Khan heard the requests against constitutional adjustments after a nine-month gap.
“Things have to be handled, we are all serving the Nation. It is a great case, we will handle it in an orderly manner,” said Judge Amin-Din-Din Khan while refers to the unanimous verdict of the hearing of the hearing in the YouTube channel of SC.
Other bank members include Judge Jamal Khan Commandkhail, Judge Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Judge Ayesha to Malik, Judge Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi, Judge Musarrat Hilali, Judge Naeem Akhter Afghan and Judge Shahid Bilal Hassan.
Multiple matches, including Pakistan Tehreek-E-Insaf (PTI), Jamaat-E-Isami (JI), the Ittehad Sunnita Council (SIC), as well as several associations of lawyers and former presidents of the Bar Association of the Supreme Court (SCBA), had challenged the amendment in October 2024.
The adjustments in the Constitution, which since then have entered into force, require that the legislature choose the president of the Supreme Court, fixing the possession of the upper post and forming constitutional banks.
Key points of the 26th amendment
- President of the Supreme Court of Pakistan (CJP) of tenure set at three years.
- Constitutional banks that will be established in the SC and Superior Courts.
- Highest judge of each bank to serve as president.
- Parliamentary Committee to nominate the new CJP of the panel of three senior judges.
- Committee to propose the name to Prime Minister, who will then send him to the President for final approval.
- JCP, directed by CJP and three others, responsible for the appointment of SC judges.
- JCP to monitor the performance of the judges, informs any concern to the Supreme Judicial Council.
- Complete eradication of Riba (interest) of the country before January 1, 2028.
During today’s hearing, former lawyer’s lawyer Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar, Shahid Jamil, regretted that objections had been raised in his statement and urged the court to decide on the appeal of the chamber presented on the matter.
The court, after deliberation, issued directives to assign a number to the hearing request.
Meanwhile, Khawaja’s former president of the President of Justice, Khawaja Ahmed, said that the arguments on the issue of a complete court bank should be broadcast live so that the public can be aware of the matter.
Given this, Judge Amin-Din said that the bank’s problem does not concern the public but is limited to the Court.
Responding to the lawyer’s argument to address the issue of live broadcast first, instead of the bank’s constitution, Judge Jamal Khan Commandkhail said the court wanted to educate people through live broadcast, but only ended up exposing himself.
When Judge Malik asked about the position on the live transmission of the case, the additional attorney general Amir Rehman said the matter is administrative.
The court, after listening to the arguments, approved the live transmission of the case and postponed the case until 11:30 am in tomorrow (Wednesday).
