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Former prime minister Nawaz Sharif's children on Monday filed a request in the Supreme Court seeking a delay in the hearing of their review petitions on the Panamagate case which is due to begin tomorrow.
A three-member of the apex court, headed by Justice Ejaz Afzal and consisting of Justice Azmat Saeed and Justice Ijazul Ahsan, is due to begin hearing review petitions filed by the Sharif family members and Finance Minister Ishaq Dar on Tuesday.
The request submitted to the apex court today by Maryam Nawaz and her brothers ─ Hussain and Hassan Nawaz ─ asks that a five-member bench, instead of the three-member bench, hear the review petitions and consequently, delay Tuesday's scheduled hearing.
The July 28 decision of the apex court that disqualified Nawaz was final ─ not temporary, says the request, adding that the verdict was signed by the five judges who announced it.
Therefore, the same five-member bench or a bench of the same size should hear the review applications, the request concludes.
Last month, the children and son-in-law of Nawaz Sharif had moved a review petition before the Supreme Court, questioning its July 28 directions to supervise future proceedings in the trial court.
The petition highlighted that the Constitution did not confer upon the apex court the jurisdiction to superintend or oversee proceedings of the subordinate judiciary.
The only provision that conferred jurisdiction to superintend subordinate judiciary was Article 203 of the Constitution, under which only a high court could monitor the subordinate judiciary, the review petition said.
Along with the review petitions, a stay application was also submitted in the court, requesting the apex court to suspend the final operation of the July 28 judgement, in which the National Accountability Bureau was ordered to institute corruption references against the petitioners, till the petitions were pending.
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Sep 11, 2017 04:51pm
It makes sense, it should be heard by 5 judges.
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Sep 11, 2017 04:51pm
Delaying tactics so that they can make fool of their voters
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Sep 11, 2017 04:56pm
Another appeal and tactic to delay the NAB hearings. I humbly request our SC to proceed with the scheduled hearings without any further delay. Nation want to end the Panama drama and get on with life. It has been lingering on for too long - let's reach to a logical conclusion based to solid evidence, either clear Nawaz Sharif and his family or put them behind bars for their crimes, fake documents and corrupt practices!
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Sep 11, 2017 04:59pm
Clearly a delaying tactics, considering the timing of the filing of this request.
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Sep 11, 2017 05:00pm
Delaying tactics is their usual modus operandi.
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Sep 11, 2017 05:06pm
Have no knowledge at all, they still think, that time is on their side, NO BIBI, you are on the wayside of the history.
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Sep 11, 2017 05:06pm
If nawaz sharif family is innocent then judges are cruel/incompetent? however Prime minister must be unchallengeable in respect of his moral character and if this family is corrupt they must be punished and not only this other corrupt politician should be clean to serve the nation and become as role model.
my submission is that all the candidate must pass a examine to contest election which should be form by the government to assess the credibility of all the candidates of MNA AND MPA. .there should be a Academy for this purpose which should teach all the candidates who must complete at least 6 months course through that Academy before all election
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Sep 11, 2017 05:28pm
Why the same three judges , review means to get another opinion and it should be by a larger bench.
Regarding delay tactics people tend to forget foriegn funding case, as it's going for years. Delivering justice as per law is more important than deleverig a decision in haste
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Sep 11, 2017 05:29pm
Welcome to the Club.
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Sep 11, 2017 05:33pm
@muhammad
They are using their constitutional right, so there's nothing wrong in it.
Try applying 62 F 1,d and see who gets disqualified based on the verdict of a California court!
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Sep 11, 2017 05:34pm
SC consists of all its judges as per the constitution...what are these benhces?
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Sep 11, 2017 05:39pm
Some say, Justice delayed is justice denied. So please lets this ongoing issue be concluded. Why this request for five member bench instead of three, why not seven or eleven or fifteen member bench at tax payers money.
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Sep 11, 2017 05:48pm
NS and his cronies are the architect of the current corrupt system, which is hostage to them as everywhere they their loyalists managing the system.
Sharif family wants delay in SC hearing as a pretext to put on hold NAB cases and in the while manage things.
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Sep 11, 2017 06:02pm
Yes, they need time to secure passports and visas to the UK. Then it'll be "see ya alligator, don't hold your breath, we won't be back anytime soon."
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Sep 11, 2017 06:18pm
Time is important. The corrupt criminal peoples shall not be given any time to fool the poor masses
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Sep 11, 2017 06:20pm
@Dr. Doctor : We are commenting on NS & family. According to the US rule case is amicably closed. Only a Mullah will revive, it go revive it in Pakistani court of law. Otherwise it is a shameful act. You must know US was active to get our Hero AQ Khan. He apologized. Case ended there.
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Sep 11, 2017 06:21pm
typical PML N just delaying things in the hope that things will go away! was it not them who requested the review. and isnt it up to the SC to decide how to constitute a bench or they are in their shah in shahi mode
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Sep 11, 2017 06:25pm
@Naeem "Why the same three judges , review means to get another opinion and it should be by a larger bench" Please have some knowledge about judicial procedures before making any comments review petition always heard by the same bench it is according to our law secondly two wrongs do not make one right and this is not the first case there is a long list of cases against Sharifs which are lingering on since decades
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Sep 11, 2017 06:26pm
@Naeem it is SOP that the same judges heaar the review petition. Having a different bench would mean hearing the case ab initio. The review is meant to ensure that the case was heard properly, due processes were followed, evidence considered. Also consider the objections raised in the review petition t
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Sep 11, 2017 06:27pm
@Dr. Doctor two wrongs do not make one right ! secondly NS is in power for the last thirty five years IK is not secondly NS and Co is involved in embezzlement of public money whereas no such allegations have ever leveled against IK
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Sep 11, 2017 06:29pm
@Anti-Corruption_Pakistani
agree 100%...............enough is enough.
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Sep 11, 2017 06:31pm
I'm sick of seeing these people, they are incompetent and have done nothing to make Pakistan a better place.
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Sep 11, 2017 06:46pm
@Truth Seeker since when a guilty party is able to dictate what they would like to have.
The proceeding must be expedited as scheduled no if and but.
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Sep 11, 2017 07:25pm
This is where their experience is. Sharif is way too experienced then the likes of IK.. This is how you "manage" situation folks.. Sharif and their Kids are the future of Pakistan.
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Sep 11, 2017 08:06pm
This a genuine request and must be accepted to uphold the impartiality of the system.
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Sep 11, 2017 08:10pm
@muhammad ...and Maryam believes the people still love them as much as ever.
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Sep 11, 2017 08:12pm
The guilty will do whatever to delay the outcome
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Sep 11, 2017 08:13pm
They can fool some of the public some of the time, but can not fool all the public all the time.
With out education some of the public is fooled my these corrupt thieves.
Here in the UK we understand what the Sharif family have done, Only handful of people are supporting them in the UK and they are the one who are going tp benefit from this family in someway.
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Sep 11, 2017 08:29pm
@Truth Seeker All the objections relate to JIT report, which was heard by three judges.
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Sep 11, 2017 08:33pm
@malik farooq It does not make sense.
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Sep 11, 2017 08:57pm
@Naeem
You nailed it.
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Sep 12, 2017 12:31am
Nawaz sharif should be given right of appeal which is available to even a murderer.
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Sep 12, 2017 12:51am
childern aged 45, 40 and 38 yrs... vow.
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Sep 12, 2017 05:27am
No, no and no.
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Sep 12, 2017 05:37am
why do they want 5 members? is it because they can influence some of them to come to a 2-2 verdict !
SC should reject their petition as the Law must run as it. they have no right to dictate whether its 5 or 3 member bench. in fact they should be asked why does it matter? if they have nothing to hide and clean truthful then why make such a request?
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Sep 12, 2017 06:54am
Whatever high court could do can also be done by Supreme Court based on superiority, equity and rule of law. The powers granted to lower courts are not exclusive but only to relieve the burden of superior court and provide forum of justice to people at large. What a servant can do can also be done by master. The basis of appeal regarding unauthorized supervision of proceedings by Supreme Court judge as Sserted by Sharif family has no teeth to bite. The delay in proceedings is only being requested to seek benefit for N120 election. This is a manapulatiin of court by corrupt family to seek advantage llin case the review petition is rejected.
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