- Lawyer Khawaja Ahmed says the public must be aware of the material.
- This is a big case, we will manage it in an orderly way: SC Judge.
- The constitutional bench of SC is at 11:30 am tomorrow.
Islamabad: The Supreme Court on Tuesday granted live streaming of the hearing concerning the pleas posted against the 26th constitutional amendment.
Development occurs as a constitutional bench of eight members, led by judge Amin-Uud-Din Khan heard petitions against constitutional adjustments after a difference of nine months.
“Things must be managed, we all serve the nation. This is a big case, we will manage it in a prescribed manner,” said the judge Amin-Uud-Din Khan while referring to the dissemination of the court of the court on the SC Youtube channel.
The other members of the bench include judge Jamal Khan Mandokhail, judge Muhammad Ali Mazhar, judge Ayesha in Malik, judge Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi, Judge Musarrat Hilali, Judge Naeem Akhter Afghan and judge Shahid Bilal Hassan.
Several parties, notably Pakistan Tehreek-e-insaf (PTI), Jamaat-E-Islami (JI), Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC), as well as various associations of bars and former presidents of the Association of the Supreme Court of the Court (SCBA), had challenged the modification in October 2024.
The adjustments of the Constitution, which have since entered into force, oblige the legislature to choose the chief judge, to set the mandate of the first post and to train constitutional benches.
Key points of the 26th amendment
- The chief mandate of the judge of Pakistan (CJP) set for three years.
- Constitutional benches to be established in the CS and high lessons.
- The most main judge of each bench to serve as president.
- Parliamentary Committee to appoint the new CJP of the Panel of the three highest judges.
- Committee to offer the name to PM, which will then transmit it to the president for final approval.
- JCP, led by CJP and three others, responsible for the appointment of judges SC.
- JCP To monitor the performance of judges, report any concern to the Supreme Judicial Council.
- Complete eradication of Riba (interest) of the country by January 1, 2028.
During the hearing today, the former legislator Mustafa Nawaz Khokhar, Shahid Jamil, deplored that objections were raised on their plea and urged the court to decide the appeal of the chamber filed on the issue.
The court, after deliberation, issued directives to award a number to the petition for hearing.
Meanwhile, former chief judge Jawwad, Khawaja’s lawyer Khawaja Ahmed, argued that the arguments on the issue of a bench in the complete court should be broadcast live so that the public can be aware of the issue.
To this, judge Amin-Ud-Din said that the question of the bench did not concern the public but that it is limited to the court.
Responding to the lawyer’s argument to resolve the question of live broadcast first, instead of the constitution of the bench, judge Jamal Khan Mandokhail said that the court wanted to educate people via live streaming, but that he did not end up being exposed.
When asked by judge Malik to him on the position on the live streaming of the case, the additional prosecutor Amir Rehman said that the case was administrative.
The court, after hearing the arguments, approved the streaming live from the case and postponed the case until 11:30 am tomorrow (Wednesday).
