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Pak SC finds violations in proceedings of no-trust motion, adjourns hearing
The Supreme Court intervened after the Pakistan national Assembly deputy speaker Qasim Suri rejected the no-confidence motion against Imran Khan government. Later, President Arif Alvi dissolved the Assembly on Khan's advice.
The Pakistan Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the hearing on the plea filed by opposition challenging the dismissal of no-confidence motion against Imran Khan government and the dissolution of the national Assembly till Tuesday.
A larger bench of the Pakistan Supreme Court comprising chief justice Umar Ata Bandial along with justices Ijazul Ahsan, Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhel, Munib Akhtar and Jamal Khan Mandokhail took the up the matter against deputy speaker Qasim Suri's decision to reject the no-confidence motion on Sunday.
During the hearing, the chief justice rejected the opposition's demand for a full-bench.
During the proceedings, Justice Ahsan noted that there were violations in the proceedings of the no-trust resolution, Dawn reported.
Justice Bandial observed that a debate before voting on the no-confidence motion had been clearly mentioned in the law but didn't take place.
Meanwhile, Justice Akhtar expressed dubiousness over the deputy speaker's constitutional authority to pass such a ruling, the paper said.
In my opinion, he said, only the speaker had the right to pass the ruling. "The deputy speaker chairs the session on the non-availability of the speaker."
The Supreme Court intervened after the Pakistan national Assembly deputy speaker Qasim Suri rejected the no-confidence motion against Imran Khan government. Later, President Arif Alvi dissolved the Assembly on Khan's advice.
On Monday, Imran Khan nominated former chief justice Gulzar Ahmed as the caretaker prime minister. The care-taker prime minister will be in office till the new government is formed after the general elections scheduled to be held within three months.
(With PTI inputs)
