SUPREME COURT BAR ASSOCIATION OF PAKISTAN vs FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Ministry of Interior Islamabad art — 2023 PLD 42 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation: 2023 PLD 42 SUPREME-COURT
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year: 2023
Reporter: PLD
Parties: SUPREME COURT BAR ASSOCIATION OF PAKISTAN vs FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Ministry of Interior Islamabad art

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Judgment text as reported

SUPREME COURT BAR ASSOCIATION OF PAKISTAN VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Ministry of Interior Islamabad art. 17(2)---Fundamental right of citizens to form or be a member of a political party---Scope---Political parties so established are themselves right-holders in terms of article 17(2) of the Constitution, having the benefit of the bundle of rights encompassed in the said article in their own right and not simply as placeholders for their members for the time being---Furthermore, the rights so bundled [in article 17(2)] inhere in each political party in equal measure---Constitutional requirement, necessary for the proper functioning of the system of parliamentary democracy, that there be a plurality of political parties who are competitors and rivals for political power on a cyclical basis, is duly reflected in, and is an integral aspect of, article 17(2) of the Constitution---Proper understanding of article 17(2) of the Constitution stated.

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