SC hears petitions relating to NRO
Monday, December 7, 2009 at 12:29 pm
The Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan has started hearing petitions related to the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO).
A 17-member larger bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry conducting hearing. The former chief of Jamaat-e-Islami Qazi Hussain Ahmad is also present in the court.
The 17-member larger bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry includes Justice Javed Iqbal, Justice Sardar Muhammad Raza Khan, Justice Khalil-ur-Rehman Ramday, Justice Mian Shakirullah Jan, Justice Tassadduq Hussain Jillani, Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk, Justice Raja Fayyaz Ahmed, Justice Chaudhry Ijaz Ahmed, Justice Muhammad Sair Ali, Justice Mahmood Akhtar Shahid Siddiqui, Justice Jawwad S Khawaja, Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali, Justice Khilji Arif Hussain, Justice Rahmat Husain Jafferi, Justice Tariq Parvez and Justice Ghulam Rabbani.
The hearing related to petitions filed by Dr Mubashar Hassan and Roedad Khan in the Supreme Court in which they have challenged the controversial ordinance, calling it contrary to the Constitution and fundamental rights.
The Chief Justice has appointed three amicus curiae to assist the court on the issue, including Shaiq Usmani, former judge of the Sindh High Court, Mian Allah Nawaz, advocate Supreme Court and former chief justice of Lahore High Court and M Sardar Khan, former attorney general for Pakistan.
These advocates had also been appointed as amicus curiae in October 2007 to assist the Supreme Court on the NRO issue.
The apex court has issued notices to the Attorney General of Pakistan, the petitioners and the respondents for the above date of hearing.
The court will also be hearing review petitions of Asfandyar Wali Khan and Anwar Saifullah Khan along with the petitions filed by Dr Mubashar Hassan and Roedad Khan. Meanwhile, some convicts/prisoners who have also prayed for benefit under the NRO have also been issued notices through the concerned superintendents of the jails.
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