ISLAMABAD: Dr Tahirul Qadri, the chief of Tehrik-e-Minhajul Quran (TMQ), yelled at the Supreme Court Judges on When the apex court Wednesday dismissed his petition seeking bench reconstitution of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP). The Supreme Court dismissed Dr Tahirul Qadri's petition as I failed to Establish That had been his basic right infringed upon.
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The court, However, Decided not to proceed against Tahirul Qadri for his uncalled-for tirade During The Concluding arguments. Otherwise, I could have been charged with contempt of court for his harangue to undermine the authority of the court.
A three-member bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and Comprising Justice Gulzar Ahmed and Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed, dismissed Dr Tahirul Qadri's petition ruling That no violation of basic rights was noticed nor pointed out by the petitioner in his arguments.
"For reasons to be recorded later on, Dr Tahirul Qadri has failed to Establish the case for exercising discretionary jurisdiction under Article 184 (3) of the Constitution," the court ruled in its short order.
Dr Qadri had filed a petition in the apex court under Article 184 (3) of the Constitution praying to the apex court to declare void ab initio the appointment of Chief Election Commissioner (CEC) and four members as ECP These Were not done in Accordance with the Provisions of Article 213 and 218 of the Constitution.
The court in its order ruled That no violation of basic rights had been noticed nor pointed out by the petitioner During his arguments.
"The petitioner has failed to Establish his bona fide in view of the fact and Circumstances Which Have Been Noticed During the hearing to invoke jurisdiction of court coupled With The Fact That The Peculiar Circumstances, the petitioner has no locus standi to claim the relief at this stage as has been prayed for, "says the short order.
The court ruled Further That the petitioner, inter alia, for the reason being the holder of dual citizenship was not qualified to contest the election to parliament in view of the bar under Article 63 (1) of the Constitution.
"However, it is loudly and Cleary Observed That as a voter like other overseas Pakistanis, Whose names Have Been Incorporated in the electoral list, I can exercise his right of vote Recognised As This is right under the Constitution and it has been upheld by Also this court, "the court ruled.
The court, in its order, Further Said That it was essential to note at the time of That Concluding his arguments, the petitioner started casting uncalled-for aspersions on the members of the bench tantamount Which are, prima facie, to undermining the authority calling for action against him for contempt of court under Article 204 (3) of the Constitution read with Section 3 of the Contempt of Court Ordinance 2003.
"However, we, while exercising constraint, have Decided not to proceed against him Such Following the principle That Has To Be Exercised jurisdiction sparingly on case to case basis," the court dismissed the petition and Concluded.
Earlier, During the course of the hearing, the Chief Justice Observed That there are more than 100 registered political parties, 342 Elected members of the National Assembly and many political parties are not That Part of the assemblies, but no one yet had any Tahirul Qadri reservations about the Election Commission.
The chief justice Qadri had asked how his rights being infringed upon Were, I Would Have That adding to Prove the purity of his intentions since Suddenly I had appeared on the national stage.
Dr Qadri replied That his dual nationality was being subjected to mid-trial, and his loyalty was being Brought into question. I plead That I be allowed to cite different court rulings. The chief justice, However, asked him to Argue About his basic rights (that Have Been infringed upon).
The chief justice Observed That the petition had been submitted in a personal capacity, and the petitioner was not eligible to contest elections, Therefore, I Must Prove his right to file the petition.
Dr Qadri However, plead That for three days, I was being put on trial, by asking questions Such That the Constitution does not even allow to be asked. I Questioned as to Whether the court Considered as foreign Nationals Nationals second and third class.
The Chief Justice replied That everyone, who Appears before the court, was liable to be Questioned. During the hearing, Tahirul Qadri waved a photo of the oath-taking ceremony of the Chief Justice from former military ruler Pervaiz Musharraf. On this, the court barred Qadri from Continuing his arguments.
The court Observed That Dr Qadri had ridiculed the court, adding the petitioner's intentions That Appeared to be mala fide. Meanwhile, Attorney General Irfan Qadir, while taking the rostrum, plead That Tahirul Qadri Requirements satisfied in terms of the locus standi. The chief justice Told the AG Questioned That the court had the petitioner about the basic legal rights as well justification Concerning his right to file the petition. The chief justice asked the AG for his view about the questions put by the court to the petitioner.
Irfan Qadir replied the petitioner's intentions That Could not be Questioned in the Absence of evidence to support the claim of chief justice replied insincerity.The That a democratic government was About to complete its term while being held elections Were However, a person came and asked for All The Things disbanding. Should it be Considered as sincerity of the said person?
Meanwhile, soon after the court's verdict, Dr Tahirul Qadri, while talking to Media persons outside the court, termed the judgment as unconstitutional, saying That He Was Not Given a chance to discuss even a single line of his petition in the past three days. I Said That His nationality was Attacked in the court hearing his arguments Rather Than. He termed the court's verdict as political and against the law and the Constitution.
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