ISLAMABAD: The federal government on Monday filed the reference for the interpretation of Article 63A in the Supreme Court.
The reference was filed by Attorney-General of Pakistan Khalid Javed Khan on behalf of President Arif Alvi.
Meanwhile, Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Ahsan Bhoon, while talking to the media upon arrival at the apex court, said that the reference is non-maintainable.
“The petition filed on Article 63A is not maintainable,” Bhoon said.
He said that the Constitution gives the right to appeal, but first an order has to be issued by the Election Commission of Pakistan and then an appeal can be filed.
“Can a crime be punished before it is committed?” he asked.
He said that a democratically elected speaker of the NA can abide by the law.
“Earlier, it was said that an (army) general ruined the Constitution and then tit was said judges did it, but it is the first time that a speaker in Parliament has sabotaged Article 95.”
As a lawyer, he believes that the lawyers community is neutral and wants the supremacy of law, the SCBA president concluded.
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