Judges in a Fix over SIC Role in Reserved Seats Case

Judges in a fix over SIC role in reserved seats case

Ask SIC counsel if he is also representing PTI; ECP lawyer says declaration given by independents to join PTI not accepted.

SC constitutional bench adjourns reserved seats case hearing till May 29

ISLAMABAD:The Supreme Court has adjourned the hearing of review petitions related to reserved seats till May 29. The hearing was conducted by an 11-member larger bench headed by Justice Aminuddin, in which Sunni Ittehad Council lawyer Faisal Siddiqui continued the arguments. During the hearing, Justice Jamal Mandokhel asked the lawyer whether he was supporting or opposing the review? To which lawyer Faisal Siddiqui replied with a smile, “ we win…

SIC not entitled to reserved seats: SC judge

F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court’s constitutional bench has observed that the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) is not entitled to reserved seats, questioning how independents can join a political party that is not part of Parliament. During a live-streamed hearing on the reserved seats case, Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan led an 11-member constitutional bench that heard arguments on whether the SIC could claim reserved seats after the inclusion of …