PRESENT Mr. Justice Sh. Riaz Ahmed Mr. Justice Munir A. Sheikh ...
PRESENT Mr. Justice Sh. Riaz Ahmed Mr. Justice Munir A. Sheikh ...
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IN THE SUPREME COURT OF PAKISTAN(Appellate Jurisdiction)<strong>PRESENT</strong><strong>Mr</strong>. <strong>Justice</strong> <strong>Sh</strong>. <strong>Riaz</strong> <strong>Ahmed</strong><strong>Mr</strong>. <strong>Justice</strong> <strong>Munir</strong> A. <strong>Sh</strong>eikh<strong>Mr</strong>. <strong>Justice</strong> Nazim Hussain Siddiqui<strong>Mr</strong>. <strong>Justice</strong> Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry<strong>Mr</strong>. <strong>Justice</strong> Qazi Muhammad FarooqCONSTITUTION PETITION NO. 38 OF 2002, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8, 11, 12, 13, 14, 18, 19, 20, 23 & 24 OF 2003Const.P.38/2002 Javed Jabbar Vs. Federation of Pakistan & another <strong>Mr</strong>. M.A. Siddiqui, ASC<strong>Mr</strong>. M.A. Zaidi, AORConst.P.2/2003Const.P.3/2003Const.P.4/2003Const.P.7/2003Const.P.8/2003Const.P.11/2003Const.P.12/2003Const.P.13/2003Const.P.14/2003Rana Tanveer Husain Vs. Federation of Pakistan &othersMalik Umar Aslam Vs. Federation of Pakistan &anotherAsfnad Yar Wali Khan Vs. Federation of Pakistan& othersMian Abdul Waheed Vs. Federation of Pakistan &othersMst. Mushtari Begum Vs. Federation of Pakistan& othersMuhammad Ajmal Khan Vs. Federation ofPakistan & othersMuhammad Ehsanullah, Advocate Vs. Federationof Pakistan & othersMuhammad Ayub Vs. Federation of Pakistan &othersSyed Amjad Hussain <strong>Sh</strong>ah Vs. Federation ofPakistan & othersSyed Hamid Ali <strong>Sh</strong>ah, ASCSyed Hamid Ali <strong>Sh</strong>ah, ASCQazi Muhammad Anwar, Sr.ASC<strong>Mr</strong>. Ejaz Muhammad Khan, AORSardar Liaquat Ali, ASC<strong>Mr</strong>. Anwar H. Mir, AORRaja M. Ibrahim Satti, ASC<strong>Mr</strong>. Ejaz Muhammad Khan, AOR<strong>Mr</strong>. S.M. Abdul Wahab, ASC<strong>Mr</strong>. M.A. Zaidi, AORIn Person<strong>Mr</strong>. Muhammad Asif, ASC<strong>Mr</strong>. M. Bilal, Sr. ASC<strong>Mr</strong>. A.A. Siddiqui, AORConst.P.18/2003 Rashid <strong>Ahmed</strong> Vs. Federation of Pakistan & others Raja M. Ibrahim Satti, ASC<strong>Mr</strong>. Ejaz Muhammad Khan, AORConst.P.19/2003 <strong>Sh</strong>oukat Ullah Vs. Federation of Pakistan & others Raja M. Ibrahim Satti, ASC<strong>Mr</strong>. Ejaz Muhammad Khan, AORConst.P.20/2003Const.P.23/2003Const.P.24/2003Muhammad Saleh <strong>Sh</strong>ah Vs. Federation of Pakistan& othersNawab Ayaz Khan Jogezai Vs. Federation ofPakistan & othersSyed Jalal Mehmood Vs. Federation of Pakistan &otherFor the respondentsOn Court noticeSyed Zulifqar Abbas Naqvi, ASC<strong>Mr</strong>. M.A. Zaidi, AOR<strong>Mr</strong>. S. Iftikhar H. Gillani, ASC<strong>Mr</strong>. M.S. Khattak, AORSahibzada <strong>Ahmed</strong> Raza Qassuri,Sr. ASC<strong>Mr</strong>. Makhdoom Ali KhanAttorney General for PakistanAssisted by <strong>Mr</strong>. <strong>Sh</strong>ahid Karim &<strong>Mr</strong>. Khurram M. HashmiAdvocate High Court<strong>Mr</strong>. Mehr Khan Malik, AOR<strong>Mr</strong>. <strong>Sh</strong>abbar Raza Rizvi, A.G.Punjab<strong>Mr</strong>. Jehanzab Rahi, A.G. NWFP.Date of hearing 6 th & 7 th of February, 2003
SHORT ORDERSH. RIAZ AHMED, CJ. Through this common short order, we propose to dispose of thecaptioned petitions which were filed under Article 184(3) of the Constitution of IslamicRepublic of Pakistan, assailing insertion of Article 8 AA in the Conduct of GeneralElections Order 2002 (Chief Executive Order No. 7 of 2002) whereby it was enacted thata person who had been defeated in the elections of National and Provincial Assembliesheld in October 2002, shall be disqualified to contest the election for a seat in the Senate.After hearing learned counsel representing the petitioners in these petitions and<strong>Mr</strong>. Makhdoom Ali Khan, the learned Attorney General for Pakistan, and for reasons tobe incorporated subsequently through a detailed order, we hold that Article 8-AA ibid, isdiscriminatory in nature and as such violative of Article 25 of the Constitution of IslamicRepublic of Pakistan. We further hold that disqualification attributable to defeat inconsequence of lawful act of contesting election of the National and ProvincialAssemblies should have been provided in the original order itself, being impugnedherein, so that, the affected persons should have an opportunity to avoid to suffer suchdisqualification.Announced in open Court at Lahore on 10-02-2003.
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