A five-member larger bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial has surprised the critics by giving a landmark judgment in the suo motu notice case against the ruling of National Assembly’s Deputy Speaker Qasim Khan Suri on the no-confidence motion.
A larger bench comprising Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Ijaz-ul-Ahsan, Justice Jamal Mandokhel, Justice Mazhar Alam Mian Khel and Justice Muneeb Akhtar has not only buried the ideology of necessity but also silenced the critics through a landmark verdict.
The larger bench has also proved the assumptions, predictions and misgivings of a large number of Pakistanis including senior journalists and political analysts wrong.
It is important to mention here that the SC’s larger bench did not have two senior judges including Justice Qazi Faiz Issa and Justice Mansoor Ali Shah who were considered anti-establishment judges and their absence from the bench led the people to make predictions and speculations which was proved wrong by the bench via its ruling.
When the hearing of the suo motu notice started in the Supreme Court, the opposition and some journalists raised questions about the names of the judges included in the bench and the initial remarks of the judges.
In a tweet, Gharidah Farooqi stressed the need for a full-court and said that the constitution has been violated in the country and the foundation of Pakistan is at stake. For derailing the system and democracy was attacked in broad daylight while only a full-court bench of the Supreme Court can take Pakistan out of this most serious crisis and guarantee the security of the Constitution of Pakistan for the future.
Farooqi continued to raise objections to the adjournment of the trials. In a tweet, Gharidah had criticised the adjournment of the hearing, saying that there is a constitutional crisis but the Supreme Court is adjourning the hearing till tomorrow. As if breaking the constitution is a normal thing for who will wait till tomorrow. The Supreme Court is the protector of the constitution but it let the Constitution and the people of Pakistan wait till tomorrow.
کمال ہے ویسے۔ملک میں آئین توڑا گیا ہے۔ عوام اضطراب میں ہیں۔آئینی بحران ہےمگر سپریم کورٹ سماعت کل تک ملتوی کر رہی ہے۔ گویا آئین توڑا جانا کوئی نارمل بات ہے جس کیلئے کل تک انتظار کیا جا سکتا ہے۔سپریم کورٹ آئین کی محافظ ہوتی ہے۔ لیکن آئین اور عوامِ پاکستان کو کل تک انتظار فرمائیے۔۔
— Gharidah Farooqi (@GFarooqi) April 3, 2022
Senior court reporter Abdul Qayyum Siddiqui also gave an impression regarding judiciary blackmailing the opposition.
Senior journalist Hasnaat Malik also complained to the court about the slow trial of the case. He wrote in a tweet, “Another good day for PTI in CJP Bandial court: Every passing minute is going in favour of Imran Khan. Despite invoking suo motu jurisdiction, its seem that Supreme Court is conducting adversarial not inquisitorial proceedings in this matter.”
Another good day for PTI in CJP Bandial court:
Every passing minute is going in favour of Imran Khan. Despite invoking suo motu jurisdiction, its seem that Supreme Court is conducting adversarial not inquisitorial proceedings in this matter. #NoConfidenceMotionFailed— Hasnaat Malik (@HasnaatMalik) April 4, 2022
ہماری عدالت عظمیٰ اعلیٰ ترین آئینی عدالت ہے۔ اس کا کام آئین کی تشریح اور آئین شکنوں کو سزا دینا ہے۔ یہ انجمن برائے تحفظِ قومی مفاد نہیں ہے۔ اس کام کیلیے پارلیمان موجود ہے۔
— Murtaza Solangi (@murtazasolangi) April 7, 2022
چیف جسٹس آف پاکستان کا حلف نامہ ۔۔۔۔اس میں کہیں نظریہ ضرورت، زمینی حقائق اور درمیانہ راستہ وغیرہ کا ذکر نہیں۔ انہوں نے یہ حلف اٹھایا ہے کہ وہ آئین کا دفاع اور حفاظت کریں گے (خواہ اس کے نتائج کچھ بھی ہوں) pic.twitter.com/U7A4GmGjeT
— Saleem Safi (@SaleemKhanSafi) April 7, 2022
پنجاب میں آیئن کے دن دیہاڑے اغوا پر ریمارکس پریشان کن ہیں۔ آئین کے تحفظ کی ذمہ داری “اسلام آباد میں انصاف لے اور لاہور میں خود ہی طے کر” کی بنیاد پر پوری نہیں کی جا سکتی۔ 12 کروڑ لوگوں کی اسمبلی کو چویدری کے ڈیرے میں بدلا جائے اور عدالت خاموش ہو؟ یہ کونسی آئنی شق ہے؟
— Syed Talat Hussain (@TalatHussain12) April 7, 2022
However, the landmark verdict has silenced the critics.