Govt considers action against judges in election delay case

 Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan chairing a gathering regarding anti-terrorism measures and information for overseas nationals connected February 14, 2023. APP 

Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah Khan has hinted astatine filing a notation against 3 judges who are presently proceeding the predetermination hold case. 

The determination from the authorities comes aft the three-judge bench, headed by Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial, refused to signifier a afloat tribunal bench contempt unit from the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM)-aligned parties and continued to perceive the lawsuit aft the recusals.

The lawsuit involves a petition from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) seeking a judicial bid for elections successful Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. The PTI, pursuing the directives of enactment main Imran Khan, had dissolved its provincial assemblies successful 2 provinces successful January this year, looking for aboriginal elections.

The tensions person escalated pursuing the apical court's bid connected March 1 to the Election Commission of Pakistan to clasp elections successful the 2 provinces wrong the 90 days of the dissolution of the 2 assemblies, i.e. by April 30. However, the coaltion authorities went for curtailing the CJP's discretionary powers for taking suo motu announcement done a instrumentality -- the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Bill, 2023.

Interior Minister Rana Sanaullah, successful a caller interview, said that the authorities has not truthful acold decided to record a notation against the three-member bench, including the main justice, but it whitethorn proceed to. The authorities tin bring references against the judges who it has reservations against, helium noted, adding the authorities whitethorn clasp discusion to record notation against the judges arsenic it has superior concerns.

Rana Sanaullah said that the 3 judges person a agelong grounds of giving anti-PML-N rulings.

There is besides a verdict, which has been termed equivalent to rewriting the Constitution by not lone the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) but besides everyone other who knows a small spot of the law, helium said, referring to the mentation of Article 63(A) by the apex court.

The interior curate said that nether the Article 63(A) verdict, the PML-N authorities was overthrown successful Punjab. It inactive appears that 3 judges are determined to marque this verdict themselves astatine immoderate cost.

He said that a seat comprising 9 members was initially formed, but was subsequently reduced to seven, past to five, and further to four. Currently, the seat is composed of 3 judges, helium pointed out.

All 3 judges person rejected the petition to signifier a afloat tribunal bench, helium said, adding they [the 3 judges] person refused to admit the petition from their chap judges.

The interior curate further said that determination is nary different mode for them to registry their protestation than to record a notation against the said judges.

The PML-N curate called connected PTI main Imran Khan to straight attack Maulana Fazlur Rehman, Asif Zardari, oregon Shehbaz Sharif, if helium is superior astir negotiations arsenic connection from others made connected Khan's behalf has nary significance. Imran Khan has not made immoderate idiosyncratic overtures towards talks, helium noted.

Rana Sanaullah said that the leaders of the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) met connected Saturday. All the conjugation leaders, including Asif Ali Zardari of the Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) who attended the gathering done a video nexus from Dubai, unanimously agreed that the three-member bench's proceedings were unconstitutional and illegal. The PDM huddle expressed nary assurance against the judges of the bench.