PTI founder appears before SC in NAB amendments case over video link
The case is being heard by a five-member SC bigger bench, which is led by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa and includes Justices Aminuddin Khan, Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Athar Minallah, and Hasan Azhar Rizvi.
In light of the Supreme Court’s ruling, plans to guarantee the PTI founder’s video connection appearance before the bench were completed.
The advocate general, KP, asked the SC to webcast the hearing live at the beginning of the session. The AG KP was asked by the CJP, “Sit down at your seat. This is not an issue of public interest.”
Justice Athar Minallah stated that in order to avoid creating a “negative” impression, the hearing ought to be televised live.
The bench thereafter departed the courtroom to confer over the case’s live-streaming.
Final hearing
Khawaja Haris arrived at the rostrum at the beginning of the session, and the chief judge stated that as the former was a lawyer in the “original case,” his absence was distressing. The CJP said, “We would also want to hear your stance.”
The chief judge questioned, “Did you submit the bill for the fee as a lawyer?” “No, I don’t require a free,” the attorney told the CJP.
The head questioned why the matter involving a few modifications took so long to be decided.
Makhdoom Ali Khan, the federal government’s attorney, said that the case was drawn out because of its admissibility. He said that the Supreme Court’s final order told the same story.
Makhdoom Ali Khan was instructed to speak loudly during his arguments by CJP Justice Qazi Faez Isa so that the PTI founder could watch him on the video link.
The issue of postponing general elections was also raised throughout the session. In a cordial disagreement with Justice Athar Minallah, the CJP mentioned that the problem was resolved in a span of 12 days.
The chief justice declared, “We resolved the election issue in 12 days after you [Justice Minallah] joined me.”
Examine petitions
The Federation of Pakistan, the National Accountability Bureau, and the founder of the PTI were included as respondents in the federal government’s review plea filed in the NAB modifications case under the SC Practice and Procedure Law.
With the NAB modifications, the federal government claimed that there was no breach of fundamental rights, and it begged the SC to overturn its ruling in the case. “The Parliament has the right to enact laws,” the plea stated.
Conclusion
The top court granted Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan’s case, which challenged changes made to the nation’s accountability legislation while the previous administration was led by the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM), by a majority vote of 2-1.
The Supreme Court also revived graft charges against public officials that had been dismissed due to changes made to National Accountability Bureau statutes.