ISLAMABAD – The Supreme Court adjourned its hearing in the case pertainingto the ruling issued by parliament which crushed the no-trust motion forbeing ‘sponsored by a foreign power’.
A larger bench of the apex court including Chief Justice Pakistan, JusticeIjazul Ahsan, Justice Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhel, Justice Munib Akhtar, andJustice Jamal Khan Mandokhail took up the matter.
During the hearing, PPP counsel Farooq H Naik prayed before the top courtto announce the verdict today while the court ruled that it needed moretime to hear the arguments of both sides.
Court mentioned that the decision will have extensive ramifications, andsaid it could not make haste in announcing the verdict without giving anopportunity to all sides.
CJP Bandial remarked that the court has to see the constitutional status ofwhatever had happened in NA.
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The larger bench also rejected the request of the Pakistan Peoples Partyfor full court reference, saying if you have any objection to the bench, wecan leave.
On Sunday, the top court took a suo motu notice to resolve the matter.Court also told all institutions should play their role in accordance withthe constitutional limits. Political forces and state authorities shouldnot take advantage of the situation, CJP remarked.
Earlier, the court dismissed a request to suspend the deputy speaker’sruling and issued a notice to Attorney General to discuss theconstitutionality of the NA decision.
