Federal Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar said on Wednesday that the Supreme Court (SC) ruling in the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) election delay petition was 'rejected' by a majority 4-3 split. While talking to the media, Tarar added that there is no need to review the decision of the suo motu case as it is a “clear decision” that does not require explanation. The law minister added that the government’s “position is that this petition has been rejected by 4-3”, adding that no further comment is needed in this regard. “It was essentially a seven-member bench and two judges had voluntarily recused themselves,” Tarar added. وفاقی وزیر قانون اعظم نذیر تارڑ اور اٹارنی جنرل آف پاکستان کورٹ کے باہر میڈیا ٹاک کر رہے ہیں https://t.co/CvpehuSkTk — PMLN (@pmln_org) March 1, 2023 Read Imran held judicial system hostage, says Sana The law minister also said that “we are saying on record that no one is running away from elections”. While criticizing President Arif Alvi for unilaterally setting April 9 as the date of the vote for the provincial assemblies of Punjab and K-P, the federal minister added that the “president had broken the law as he decided to impose the order and then withdraw it”. The comments by the law minister come as the apex court ordered that elections in Punjab and K-P should be held in the next 90 days. The top court also ruled that the president and the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) should announce polls in Punjab after consultation. However, the verdict was split 3-2 with Justice Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail dissenting with the majority. Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Munib Akhtar and Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar supported the ruling. The dissenting note maintained that the suo motu was not maintainable. It is pertinent to note that the chief justice had formed a nine-member bench to hear the suo motu case. Read More Crisis deepens in SC as two judges question shuffling of benches However, a new five-judge larger bench, led by the CJP and including Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, Justice Munib Akhtar, Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail and Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, was later formed after Justice Ijazul Ahsan and Justice Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi recused themselves as questions were raised on their presence on the bench. Moreover, two more judges, Justice Afridi and Justice Minallah disassociated themselves from the proceedings as they expressed their opinion on the maintainability of the petitions on the matter.
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