ISLAMABAD -UNS: In a latest episode of institutions’ tussle, a petition was filed in the apex court on Tuesday against the recently passed bill that curtailed the powers of the chief justice of Pakistan.
The petition was filed by advocate Mohammad Shafay Munir mentioning that the bill should be called ‘unconstitutional and illegal’. Also, the federal government was made a party in the plea.
It was highlighted in the filed petition that the only the top court of the country has the powers to amend its rules. It was clearly stated,” the changes made by the parliament in the Supreme Court’s Rules are illegal.”
Also, the plea called the legislation “malicious” adding that the Supreme Court’s powers cannot be restrained through an Act of Parliament under Article 70.
Meanwhile, a petition was also field in the Islamabad High Court by lawyer Saeed Aftab in which it was requested to call the legislation curbing the CJP’s powers unlawful.
It was mentioned in the plea that the government argued about the right to appeal against the verdict. The plea added that this right could be ensured while also not reducing the powers of the chief justice.
