Islamabad High Court clarified that why the Court was opened in midnighton April 9, the day Prime Minister Imran Khan was removes through the voteof no confidence.
Islamabad High Court clarifies that the Court can be opened after the Courttimings in case of matter of the urgency. In its statement, the IHCreferred to two circulars issued on Nov 11, 2019 and Feb 10, 2021 thatprescribed “the manner of presentation of petitions after court timing”.
Through these circulars, the IHC notified that in case of an imminentthreat to the life or liberty of a citizen or any other important matter,the registrar office can receive the petition and transmit it to the chiefjustice even after court timing.
“As a constitutional court, the Islamabad High Court has ensured that casesrelating to extreme urgency are presented at any time after the notifiedtimings,” the high court said, adding: “The honourable chief justice, ifsatisfied that there exists extreme urgency, may order fixing of the caseat any time.”
Explaining the April 9 events, the IHC said the SCBA president approachedthe court and inquired about filing a petition under Article 187 of theConstitution.
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The IHC statement then referred to the petitions, including a “pre-emptive”constitutional petition that sought to restrain the then premier fromde-notifying the army chief.
“In the meanwhile, certain other petitions were presented and they weretransmitted to the residence of the honourable chief justice, who wassatisfied that neither the petitions warranted initiation of proceedingsnor required passing of a judicial order,” it said.
