Deputy Speaker's Ruling: Order to be issued today, CJP remarks

Islamabad: The Supreme Court on Monday resumed hearing into a suo-moto notice overruling from Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri against the no-confidence motion with Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Umar Ata Bandial saying that they would issue an appropriate order on the matter today.

According to details, a five-member larger bench is currently hearing the Presidential Reference seeking interpretation of Article 63-A, will hear the suo-moto case.

Justice Ijazul Ahsan, Justice Mazhar Alam Miankhel, Justice Munib Akhtar, and Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhel are other members of the bench.

Babar Awan appeared before the five-member bench and said that he was representing Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) and would like to read out a court order of 21 March 2022.

The chief justice while leading the proceedings said that they would issue an appropriate order on the matter today and will only look into the proceedings of the National Assembly.

“We will not be listening to any other matter today,” he said.

Meanwhile, Advocate Naeem Bokhari also appeared before the bench and said that he would represent the speaker and deputy speaker of the National Assembly.