SC registrar seeks record of NA sessions: sources

ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court (SC) Registrar Ishrat Ali has sought the record of five National Assembly (NA) sessions, ARY News reported Tuesday, quoting sources. 

Last month, Speaker NA Raja Pervaiz Ashraf wrote a letter to the CJP showing the sentiments of the lawmakers on the legislation of the SC bill.

As per details, the SC registrar’s office has sought record of NA sessions held on April 6, 10, 17, 26 and 27. The minutes of NA standing committee on Finance have also been sought by the SC office.

Earlier, the NA speaker’s office reportedly refused to provide the record on verbal orders but despite written orders, the said record has not been given to the SC registrar’s office.

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Earlier in the day, Supreme Court (SC) sought the parliamentary record of the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure Bill) 2023.

The Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Bill 2023, which is aimed at regulating the powers of the CJP, was approved by the Parliament during a joint sitting on April 10.

An 8-member bench headed by Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial, comprising Justice Munib Akhtar, Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi, Justice Ijaz ul Ahsan, Justice Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi, Justice Ayesha A Malik, and Justice Shahid Waheed, heard the plea against the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure Bill).