The Pakistan Supreme Court has ordered the courts of first instance to conclude the cases related to the events of May 9 within four months.
A three -members bank met on Tuesday and headed by the president of the Supreme Court Yahya Afridi issued the order while listening to the bail cancellation appeals in relation to the incidents of May 9.
The directive aims to accelerate procedures in the midst of concerns about delays in politically sensitive essays, said Express News.
During the hearing, a defense lawyer expressed concern about the viability of completing judgments in such a short period, stating that his client faced 35 separate cases.
The president of the Supreme Court, Yahya Khan, responded by citing the case of lynching of Mashal Khan, noting that, as then the president of the Superior Court of Peshawar, the trial had been completed within three months. He affirmed that the anti -terrorist courts were capable of timely award.
The Supreme Court had also issued similar instructions one day before in separate appeals related to the bond presented by the Punjab government, urging the lower courts to finish the verdicts within three months.
The last directive of the court underlines the impulse of the Judiciary for timely justice and the efficient management of high profile cases.
In February it was announced that a constitutional bank of five members of the Supreme Court will address the requests presented by the founding president of Pakistan Tehreek-E-Insaf, Imran Khan, and others for a judicial investigation into violent incidents on May 9, 2023 and investigations on the appearance of the presentation of last year’s general elections.
The Bank, led by Judge Aminuddin Khan, will carry out the hearing of both requests. Imran’s request for May 9 investigation was presented in December last year.
Imran and Sher Afzal Marwat had presented the request for research on the accusations of electoral rig in February last year.
