Facade of the Supreme Court. — SC website/fileISLAMABAD: The military courts have conditionally been allowed by the top court’s constitutional bench on Friday to give rulings in cases against 85 suspects — allegedly involved in the May 9, 2023, violent incidents.Hearing the...

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Pakistan's top court permits military trials for civilians

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Apex court scrutinises scope of military courts

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court’s (SC) Constitutional Bench on Friday granted permission to military courts to announce verdicts against 85 accused individuals, ARY News reported. According to details, the Constitutional Bench headed by Justice Aminuddin Khan ruled that the decisions of the military courts will be subject to the outcome of a pending cases in the apex court. The short order also read that those accused who are eligible for leniency …

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Military courts get SC nod to announce verdicts in 85 civilian trials

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Islamabad, Dec 13 (PTI) Pakistan’s Supreme Court on Friday gave conditional permission to military courts to announce reserved verdicts in cases of 85 civilians allegedly involved in the violent protests of May 9 last year. A seven-member bench led by Justice Aminuddin Khan was hearing the intra-court appeals (ICA) against last year's judgment of a five-member bench that favoured criminal courts over military courts for the trials of these civil…

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May 9 violence: Pak SC conditionally allows military courts to rule on cases of 85 civilians

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court’s constitutional bench has granted conditional permission to military courts to announce verdicts in cases involving 85 suspects — allegedly involved in the May 9, 2023, riots. In its order on the hearing of the appeals against civilians’ military trial, the constitutional bench said judgements of military courts would be conditional to the top court verdict on the cases pending before it. “The suspects eligible for …

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SC grants military courts conditional nod to announce verdicts for 85 civilians

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court’s constitutional bench on Friday conditionally allowed military courts to pronounce reserved verdicts of civilians who were still in custody for their alleged involvement in last year’s May 9 riots. Passing directives at the end of Friday’s hearing, Justice Aminuddin Khan, who is heading the constitutional bench, said, “Suspects who can be accorded concessions in their sentences, should be given so and released. Susp…

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SC constitutional bench ‘conditionally allows’ military courts to pronounce verdicts of civilians

ISLAMABAD –  The Supreme Court Constitutional Bench on Friday  allowed military courts to announce decisions for 85 accused individuals. The Constitutional Bench ruled that the decisions of the military courts would be conditional on the decision of the pending case in the Supreme Court. The case regarding the trial of civilians in military courts was heard by the Supreme Court’s Constitutional Bench, which decided to adjourn all other cases exc…

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SC allows military courts to announce verdicts for 85 accused   - Pakistan Observer

The Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Friday permitted military courts to announce verdicts for 85 accused civilians, with the condition that these rulings are contingent on the outcome of an ongoing constitutional case. This decision was made during a hearing led by Justice Aminuddin Khan, which addressed intra-court appeals challenging previous military court decisions regarding the May 9 violence. Key Points from the He…

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