*ISLAMABAD: T**he Supreme Court on Monday resumed the hearing ofPresidential Reference for interpretation of Article 63 (A), ARY Newsreported.*
A five-member larger bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) UmarAta Bandial heard the case.
Additional Attorney General Amir Rehman, on resumption of the proceedings,informed the court that the new Attorney General not yet appointed.
CJP Bandial said that the AG had completed his arguments, adding that PTIchairman Imran Khan has also filed his petition. Babar Awan pleaded tocourt for issuing notices at the PTI plea.
“The issue in the petition already being discussed, the parties required toissue notice, are already in the courtroom, it is a constitutional issue,the court will continue proceedings on the presidential reference,” CJPreplied.
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Chief Justice while commenting on opinions over late night opening ofcourts said, “We don’t care what is being said at the social media, we arecustodians of the constitution.” “This is the court working for 24 hours,no one is required to point finger at the court,” Justice Bandial remarked.
Advocate General Islamabad in his arguments said that the vote is theparty’s trust, the conscience can not be sold for money, he said.
“All stakeholders are seeing towards the court, now the defecting membersnot going to the public,” A.G. Islamabad said.
