The verdict on the admissibility of the application concerning the NAB amendment has been withheld for the time being.
The Lahore High Court has reserved its decision on the admissibility of a petition challenging amendments to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) laws. The court is now deliberating on whether the petition should proceed. The decision could significantly impact the NAB’s role in corruption cases.
The hearing on the petition against the amendment in the NAB law through a presidential ordinance took place, with Justice Shujaat Ali Khan presiding over the petition filed by citizen Munir Ahmed. The petitioner’s lawyer requested the court to issue a stay order against the presidential ordinance.
Subsequently, the Lahore High Court reserved its decision on the admissibility of the petition against the NAB amendment.
It is noteworthy that on June 3, the action to extend the physical remand to 40 days in the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Amendment Ordinance was challenged in the Lahore High Court.
The petitioner argued that the NAB Amendment Ordinance was issued solely for a political party and that legislation should have been done through Parliament.
The petition further stated that the ordinance was approved in the absence of President Asif Zardari and requested that the NAB ordinance be declared illegal by the court.
Meanwhile, a hearing against the invalidation of the NAB amendments will take place in the Supreme Court today. A five-member larger bench headed by the Chief Justice will hear the case at 11:30 am.
Justice Aminuddin, Justice Jamal Mandokhail, Justice Athar Minallah, and Justice Hasan Azhar Rizvi are also part of the five-member larger bench. The PTI founder will appear in court via video link from Adiala Jail.
The Supreme Court has already rejected the request to broadcast the case proceedings live.