ISLAMABAD, Oct 01 (Online): Islamabad High Court (IHC) has reserved judgment on the maintainability of the petition filed against binding the elected representatives to take oath within 60 days.
PML-N senator Azam Tarar had challenged presidential ordinance in IHC.
The case came up for hearing before single bench of IHC presided over by Chief Justice Athar Minallahm Friday. Mansoor Usman Awan counsel for Senator Azam Nazir Tarar appeared in the court.
The court inquired if the elected representative does not take oath after being elected then the electorates are affected . Does political party support this point. When opposition has majority in Senate then they should move to this forum. Not the elected representatives but people are important. Why the political party is affected party in this case.
The court was told that the party which has filed petition is being represented in parliament.
CJ IHC inquired if any political party is affected then it can reject the ordinance in parliament. Why court should interfere in such matters. You should study the decision of this court regarding issuance of production order of Shahbaz Sharif. The petitioner is from revered political party. This party has ample representation in parliament. Is the political party saying this that the people should be without elected representatives. Parliament and not the court should exercise its powers.
The court reserved the judgment on maintainability of the petition after hearing the arguments from both sides.
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