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CJP Omar Atta Bandyal said that the ECP's decision to postpone the elections in Punjab was rash.
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court today (Wednesday) resumed the hearing on the petition of Pakistan Telikwa Insaf (PTI) seeking postponement of elections in Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces.
The meeting will be held by a five-member panel headed by Justice Omar Atta Bandyal, Chief Justice of the Supreme Court of Pakistan. Other members of the party include Qazi Ejaz-ul-Ahsan, Qazi Munib Akhtar, Qazi Aminuddin Khan and Qazi Jamal Khan Mandakhil.
The Imran Khan-led party protested the Election Commission of Pakistan's (ECP) decision to postpone the Punjab elections to October.
The Electoral Agency's announcement came after financial and security agencies said they were unable to support the election process.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Haji Ghoram Ali also called for holding general elections on Punjab election day (October 8) due to threats from terrorist groups active in the border region of Pakistan and Afghanistan.
The registry office accepted the withdrawal request of the ruling body
The SC has received separate petitions from the registration authorities of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), Pakistan Peoples Party and Jamiat Ulema Islam Fazal (JUI-F).
The coalition decided to continue its work the previous day.
The ruling party has proposed joining the Communist Party and plans to declare its position by resuming public meetings.
ECP quickly prepares decision to postpone Punjab polls: CJP
In the second public hearing on Tuesday, CJP Bandial said that the decision to postpone the elections in Punjab was taken hastily by the election authorities.
The JJP also said that the biased opinion of Justices Syed Mansoor Ali Shah and Jamal Khan Mandakhil in the Supreme Court's March 1 verdict on the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa elections had nothing to do with the "delay in decision-making". .
Legal affairs are full
In this meeting, the lawyers of the government demanded a full investigation of this issue.
Attorney General of Pakistan said: This is an important issue and if the court deems it necessary, a full court should be formed.
But Justice Mandell said the number of justices upholding the March 1 order was an internal matter for the Supreme Court.
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Meanwhile, Prime Minister Shabaz Sharif has approved the Supreme Court (Trial and Protection) Bill 2023.
The government also issued a resolution declaring "improper judicial interference in the judicial process as the cause of political instability in the country".
The Supreme Court (Administration and Protection) Act 2023 states that all cases, appeals or matters before the Supreme Court shall be heard by a panel consisting of a committee consisting of the Chief Justice of Pakistan and two senior judges. Specified.
It is also stated in Article 184 of the Constitution that all matters related to the exercise of the first jurisdiction must first be referred to the commission for consideration. Pursuant to one of the basic rights, they form a panel consisting of at least three judges of the Supreme Court, which may also include members of the Judicial Commission.
It recommends that an appeal be heard within 30 days of the final decision of the Supreme Court establishing the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court within two days.
It also gives the parties the right to appoint a legal representative of their choice to present their application for review.
Any motion for immunity or preliminary action in court, appeal, or litigation must be filed within 14 days of the filing date.
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