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

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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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PAKISTAN PEOPLES PARTY PARLIAMENTARIANS (PPPP) VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary, Ministry of Law and Justice Islamabad art. 54(3)---Summoning of Parliament---Speaker of National assembly, powers of---Scope---Constitutional right of the requisite number of members to ask the Speaker to summon the National assembly in terms of article 54(3) of the Constitution and the corresponding obligation of the Speaker to do so is a matter of great constitutional importance---Significance of article 54(3) is bolstered by the closing words of the provision, i.e., that when "the Speaker has summoned the assembly only he may prorogue it"---In a system of parliamentary democracy based on political parties, it is, in effect, an invaluable constitutional right conferred on the Opposition---Requirement of the summoning of the National assembly under article 54(3) of the Constitution must therefore be strictly adhered to.

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