The Supreme Court abolished the disqualification for life

The Supreme Court of Pakistan invalidated life-long disqualification under Article 62 (one) (f) of the Constitution. A 7-member bench headed by Chief Justice Qazi Faiz Isa heard the case. The verdict in the life-long disqualification case was reserved on January 5.

A 7-member bench headed by Chief Justice Qazi Faiz Isa heard the case. Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faiz Isa pronounced the verdict in the life disqualification case. A 7-member bench of the Supreme Court delivered the decision by a ratio of 1-6.

The court said that under Article 62 One F, the decision of lifetime disqualification is withdrawn, the disqualification of politicians will not be for life.

The Supreme Court of Pakistan had reserved its judgment on January 5 after all parties had concluded their arguments in the case of interpretation of Article 62-1F.

During the hearing on January 5, Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faiz Isa said in his remarks that the constitution should not be made so difficult that people lose their confidence. We have decided that we will not hear individual cases related to elections. will hear the interpretation case, the individual election cases will be posted to another bench next week.

Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faiz Isa had said that look at the history of Pakistan when the amendments like the disqualification of 62 1F were brought? Such amendments in the constitution started during the Ayub Khan era and continued, the history of Pakistan cannot be forgotten. We have issued a public notice in the disqualification case, no political party has become a party, no one cares about the people of Pakistan, destroy the country, nothing happens, one mistake in the nomination papers disqualifies for life, we ourselves. Why are you limited to only a specific part of the constitution and its language? Why are we ignoring constitutional history, fundamental rights?

During the hearing, the Chief Justice further said that by inserting certain new clauses, the rest of the rights were taken away? Only one general put the clause of 62 One F, then we all became bound? Don’t limit yourself as a constitutional expert explain us in a broad context, is there such a test for politicians in any other country? Is there such a strict test before the elections in any country in the world?