ISLAMABAD- The Registrar’s Office of the Supreme Court on Thursdayreturned the review petition against the decision on the presidentialreference filed for the interpretation of Article 63-A.
The apex court, in its decision on May 17 on the presidential referenceregarding the interpretation of Article 63-A, observed that the vote givenby a dissident member of the assembly against the party policy would not becounted, while the life-time disqualification or the period ofdisqualification of the member should be determined by the parliament.
The Registrar’s Office objected to the review petition, stating that thereference to the amendment of Article 63-A was sent to the Supreme Court byPresident Dr Arif Alvi.
The presidential reference was sent to the Supreme Court under Article 186,it added.The interpretation of any article was a matter between the SupremeCourt and the president.
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The Registrar’s Office dismissed the review appeal against the judgment inthe presidential reference for interpretation of Article 63-A, saying thepetition was not maintainable.
The review petition against the Article 63-A court verdict was filed byAyesha Nawaz, a dissident member of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
