World News | Bill to limit powers of Pakistan’s chief justice becomes law

Islamabad [Pakistan]April 22 (ANI): The Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Bill 2023 – which has recently been widely debated in Pakistan – came into force on Friday after it was published in the Official Gazette by the Shehbaz Sharif government, Dawn reported.

In a statement, the National Assembly spokesman said the National Assembly secretary had gazetted the printing company in this regard. “After completing all stages of ratification, the Congress Secretariat has officially issued a notification. The Supreme Court Practice and Procedure Bill is now enforced as law,” it said.

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The National Assembly Secretariat formally asked the Printing Company of Pakistan (PCP) to publish the law in the Official Gazette despite the Supreme Court’s order to halt the law’s implementation.

The country’s top judge has the power to initiate suo moto action, meaning proactive action in cases of public interest or violations of fundamental rights, but Sharif’s government passed the bill, which has now become law, after Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Members of his cabinet claimed this was creating political instability.

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The Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Act 2023 has now become the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Act Section 75(2) Act. constitution. The National Assembly Secretariat officially announced the news through its official Twitter account, Dawn reported.

The controversial law limits the intervention of the highest-ranking judges in the Supreme Court in parliamentary business as it stems from automatic action in election delay cases. The Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Act 2023 further provides that a committee comprising the CJP and the two highest ranking judges will form a bench to hear and resolve every case, matter or appeal brought before the Supreme Court.

The bill was sent to the president for approval after both the National Assembly and the Senate passed it last month amid a stalemate between the government and the judiciary over elections in the Punjab and Khyber Pakhtunkhwa provinces. (Arnie)

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