SC To Announce Decision On SIC Reserved Seats Case Today

A Supreme Court 13-member bench will announce Verdict on 12 pm today which will be telecast live on TVs.

ISLAMABAD: (UrduPoint/UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News-July 12nd, 2024) The Supreme Court is due to announce its decision on the petition concerning the Sunni Ittehad Council’s reserved seats on Friday (today).

According to the Supreme Court’s Registrar Office, the ruling on the Sunni Ittehad Council’s reserved seats petition will be broadcast live.

A 13-member bench of the Supreme Court, led by Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa, reserved its judgment on the matter three days prior.

The cause list released by the Supreme Court indicated that the decision would be announced at 9 AM on July 12. However, the announcement time was subsequently adjusted to 12 PM.

Case Timeline and Key Events:

February 21: The Sunni Ittehad Council submitted a petition to the Election Commission regarding reserved seats.

February 28: The Election Commission reserved its decision on the petition.

March 4: The Election Commission announced its decision, with a 1-4 vote against the Sunni Ittehad Council’s request for reserved seats.

March 6: The Sunni Ittehad Council appealed to the Peshawar High Court.

March 14: The Peshawar High Court dismissed the petitions filed by the Sunni Ittehad Council. A five-member larger bench unanimously rejected the appeal concerning the reserved seats.

April 2: The Sunni Ittehad Council filed a petition with the Supreme Court.

May 6: A three-member Supreme Court bench, led by Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, suspended the Peshawar High Court and Election Commission’s decisions, referring the case to the Judges Committee for forming a larger bench.

May 31: A full court was constituted to hear the case.

June 3: The full court held its first hearing.

July 9: After nine hearings, the full court, headed by Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa, reserved its decision.

The Supreme Court’s verdict today is highly anticipated and will be broadcast live.