PAKISTAN PEOPLES PARTY PARLIAMENTARIANS (PPPP) vs FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary, Ministry of Law and Justice Islamabad arts — 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 arts
Subject matter: Constitutional

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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 arts. 5, 69, 95 & 184(3)---Court not to inquire into proceedings of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament)---Scope -- Resolution for vote of no-confidence against the Prime Minister ("RNC")---Deputy Speaker of National assembly gave a ruling under article 5 of the Constitution to dismiss/reject the pending RNC and consequently did not allow voting on the same on the basis that the RNC was linked with and had nexus with efforts of a foreign State to bring about change of Government in Pakistan---Plea that at the ruling of the Deputy Speaker was protected from judicial scrutiny under article 69 of the Constitution as it constituted internal proceedings of Parliament---Validity---action of the Deputy Speaker rejecting the RNC vide impugned ruling would neither fall within the meaning of term "any proceedings in the Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament)" used in article 69, nor such action could be described as an exercise of power by the Speaker of the House regulating the procedure or the conduct of business in the assembly and, therefore, no question of immunity for such an action could arise under article 69 of the Constitution---Impugned ruling as such was a nullity in the eye of law, worthy of no credence---Suo motu proceedings and Constitutional petitions were disposed of.

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