PAKISTAN PEOPLES PARTY PARLIAMENTARIANS (PPPP) vs FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary, Ministry of Law and Justice Islamabad art — 2022 PLD 574 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation: 2022 PLD 574 SUPREME-COURT
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year: 2022
Reporter: PLD
Parties: PAKISTAN PEOPLES PARTY PARLIAMENTARIANS (PPPP) vs FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary, Ministry of Law and Justice Islamabad art

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Judgment text as reported

PAKISTAN PEOPLES PARTY PARLIAMENTARIANS (PPPP) VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary, Ministry of Law and Justice Islamabad art. 69---Court not to inquire into proceedings of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament)---Scope---Constitution is supreme, therefore, the immunity granted to proceedings in Parliament are made subject to its provisions---Protection afforded to proceedings in Parliament by article 69(1) of the Constitution gives cover only to the form and manner of proceedings in the National assembly, in particular the procedure specified in the National assembly Procedure Rules that regulate the business of the House---Proceedings that infringe the provisions of the Constitution are not protected from judicial scrutiny, and this pertains to provisions that create substantive rights and duties or prescribe procedure---Constitution empowers the Superior Courts to examine and adjudicate the validity of proceedings in Parliament if these contravene the substantive or procedural provisions of the Constitution---Proceedings in Parliament may be impeached if these infringe the Constitution.

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