PHC Directs KP Assembly Speakers To Administer Oath To Members On Reserved Seats
Faizan Hashmi Published March 27, 2024 | 04:50 PM
PESHAWAR, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 27th Mar, 2024) The Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Wednesday directed Speaker Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly to administer oath to the members on reserved seats and allow them to sign the roll of members in terms of articles, 65, 255 of the constitution.
In short decision, written by Justice S.M Attique Shah, the speaker was also directed to allow and facilitate the members in casting their votes in the upcoming senate election scheduled for April 02, 2024.
Earlier, the PHC reserved its decision on the petitions of oath taking of the members elected on reserved seats in the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly.
A two-member bench comprising Justice S.M. Attique Shah and Justice Shakeel Ahmed heard the petitions of the elected members of People's Party, PML-N and JUIF on reserved seats.
During the hearing, Justice S.M. Attique Shah inquired whether the Speaker is refusing to administer oath, to which the Speaker's lawyer Ali Azim Afridi replied that it was not the case, adding that for the first time the Governor's order comes on the request of the opposition leader rather through proper procedures.
Justice Attique Shah asked if anyone has challenged the Governor's order. To which Ali Azim Afridi Advocate replied that no one has challenged the governor's order but on March 21, the secretary of the provincial assembly wrote a letter.
The lawyer of the opposition while giving arguments said that the High Court had already given a judgment regarding allotment of reserved seats, adding that in this context delaying the oath taking was also a violation of this decision of the larger bench.
He said that if the Speaker was reluctant to administer oath to the members, then the Governor could take the oath.
Justice Attique Shah inquired whether it is not necessary to take the oath of the members in the House? To which the opposition lawyer replied that the oath taking could be done during the session to be convened for the Senate elections. He insisted that the governor has the power to convene the assembly session.
During the hearing, Advocate General Shah Faisal Atmankhil told the court that Article 65 says that when a member is elected, he will take oath and it is in the third schedule that the assembly will be in session. It has been defined by the Peshawar High Court in the case of Baldukumar and Speaker Asad Qaiser.
Justice Shakeel Ahmed remarked that the members who have been notified have the right to be sworn in.
The Advocate General replied that when the Chief Minister is not present or there is no confidence against him, then the Governor can convene the meeting under Article 109.
Justice Attique Shah asked that Advocate General, how he was relying on the decision which the Supreme Court had called a bad law? To which the Advocate General said that this would not happen in future and he withdrew the case reference.
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