Imran Khan-led PTI to oppose judicial reforms bill in joint session of Parliament<br /><br />ARY News| Updated: Apr 09, 2023 22:15<br /><br />IST<br /><br />Lahore [Pakistan], April 9 (ANI): According to reports cited by ARY News on Sunday, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has chosen to reject the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Bill 2023, which seeks to limit the chief justice of Pakistan's (CJP) suo motu powers of office.<br /><br />In the meantime, the PTI's parliamentary party has been asked to convene tomorrow at 3<br /><br />pm (Monday). Senator Shehzad<br /><br />Wasim will serve as the meeting's moderator.<br />PTI Chairman Imran Khan has reportedly directed senators from his party to attend the joint session of Parliament, ARY News reported citing sources.<br /><br />Members of both houses of Parliament will attend the meeting, which will draught a plan for the joint session. According to the new law, three senior Supreme Court judges would decide whether to issue a suo motu notice (SC). The measure also has a provision allowing for the right of appeal against the ruling, which could be made within 30 days and scheduled for a hearing within two weeks.<br /><br />The Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Bill 2023, which restricted the chief justice's individual suo motu authority, had been returned on Saturday by Pakistan President Arif Alvi.<br /><br />Days after receiving the bill for approval and amid raucous opposition from Pakistan Tehreek- e-Insaf (PTI) lawmakers, the president referred the bill back to the parliament for reconsideration in accordance with the requirements of Article 75 of the Constitution, reported ARY News.<br /><br />The measure also has a provision allowing for the right of appeal against the ruling, which could be made within 30 days and scheduled for a hearing within two weeks.<br /><br />It further said that in a suo motu proceeding, the party shall be permitted to switch attorneys. The issue will be brought up before a judges' committee in accordance with Article 184.<br /><br />A five-member committee will be formed after the case has been reviewed by the committee in order to interpret the constitution in any way, ARY News reported.<br /><br />The law will be applied to all decisions made by the Supreme Court and high courts. <br /><br />#ImranKhan #PTI #Pakistan #JudicialReforms #JointSession #Parliament #Opposition #Politics #Democracy #LegalSystem #Law #Justice #Accountability #Transparency #Constitution #RuleOfLaw #HumanRights #CivilSociety #Citizenship #SocialJustice #Fairness #Equality #GoodGovernance #NationalInterest #PublicDebate #Debate #Discussion #Engagement #Participation #Reform #SupremeCourt<br />#Judiciary #Lawmaking<br />#Legislation #LegalReforms<br />#PoliticalParties #ConstitutionalAmendment<br />#HumanDevelopment #EconomicGrowth<br />#FiscalResponsibility<br />#Budget #PublicPolicy #AccountabilityMechanisms #ChecksAndBalances #PowerDistribution #GovernanceSystem #PoliticalLeadership #ParliamentaryProcess #LawEnforcement #PublicInterest
