Islamabad: The Pakistan Muslim League-N (PML-N) has filed a review petition on the verdict of the top court on the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC).
The PML-N has insisted the SC to hear the case soon while it is also insisted in the review petition that the SC reviewed the July 12 verdict and withdrew the judgement.
The review petition adopted the view that untill the settlement of the case the top court be issued deferement orders.
The petition also requested the court to review the verdict of allotment of special seats to the PTI as the petition said that the PTI had not insisted the allotment of the special seats in the case.
The SIC and PTI are two separate parties while independent candidates have already joined the SIC, the petition reads.
The petition further reads that those members who have declared PTI members, had declared themselves independent candidates.
To say independent candidates to join the party within 15 days are against the law, the petition reads.
Earlier on July 12 , the SC accepting the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf petition has annulled the verdict of the Peshawar High Court (PHC) while saying that the Election Commission of Pakistan decision is against the constitution.
The verdict has been given with the majority of 8 judges.The verdict was supported by Justices Athar Minallah, Shahid Waheed, Muneeb Akhtar, Muhammad Ali Mazhar Ayesha Malik, Syed Hassan Azhar Rizvi and Irfan Saadat Khan also ruled in favour of the PTI.
The SC also annulled the verdict of March 2 decision of the ECP saying that the ECP wrongly interpreted the SC verdict regarding the election symbol.
The SC ordered read by the CJ said that not getting the election symbol by the political party doesn’t stop it participation in the elections. The PTI was a political party and still is the party. The verdict said that the PTI fulfills all requirement of a political party, the CJ said by pronouncing the verdict.
The SC order said that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf has rightful in its demand to be given special seats in the NA and the provincial assemblies.
The order also asked the PTI elected members to submit affidavits describing that they are the members of the PTI while such members who have already given the affidavits will remain same.
Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Qazi Faez Isa pronounced the verdict while the CJ apprised that Justice Mansoor Ali Shah penned the verdict.
The court ordered that to give women and minorities special seats to the PTI. The verdict also ordered the PTI to provide lists of its members list within 15 days of this verdict.
On the other hand the SC rejected the appeal of SIC saying that the SIC can’t get special seats according to the constitution.
The verdict apprised that the ECP provided list of 80 people out of which 39 belonged to the PTI.
Justice Yahya Afridi has written a descending note in the case.
The development came after the apex court’s full bench held its second round of consultation on the reserved seats case verdict for the second consecutive day on Thursday.
A special session of the country’s top court’s 13-member full bench was held under the chair of Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa, the sources said, adding all the judges of the bench attended the session.
The apex court reserved the verdict on the SIC’s appeals on Tuesday after conducting nine hearings on the SIC’s appeals with all parties including the federal government and the ECP presented their arguments against the SIC’s plea.
The full bench also comprises Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, Justice Muneeb Akhtar, Justice Yahya Afridi, Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan, Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Justice Athar Minallah, Justice Syed Hassan Azhar Rizvi, Justice Ayesha Malik, Justice Shahid Waheed, Justice Irfan Saadat Khan and Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan.
