The Constitutional Bank of the Supreme Court dismissed on Friday the requests presented by the PTI in the case of the reserved seats, stating that the party will not be eligible for them in the national and provincial assemblies.
The case was heard by a bank of 10 members of the Superior Court, chaired by Judge Jamal Khan Commandkhail. The requests were accepted by the majority of seven judges to five, with judges Aminuddin Khan, Mussarrat Hilali, Naeem Akhtar Afghan, Muhammad Hashim Khan Kakar, Amir Farooq and Alaem Hakim Najafi voting in favor.
After the verdict, the decision of the Superior Court of Peshawar was confirmed to dismiss PTI’s requests, declaring it ineligible to the reserved seats. Consequently, the reserved seats will now be assigned to other political parties, including PML-N, PPP, JUI-F and other parties.
“On the first audience date … they have dismissed all the usual requests for detailed reasons that will be registered later subject to amplification or clarification, as appropriate, for most seven,” Judge Khan said while reading the short order.
“All review requests are allowed. An contested majority sentence of July 12, 2024 is annulled.
Meanwhile, Judge Jamal Khan Commandkhail allowed review requests and maintained his original order with respect to 39 seats, but reviewed the majority trial to the extent of 41 seats, according to the short order.
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