LAHORE: The Lahore High Court(LHC) directed the registrar’s office to fix petition challenging the Practice and Procedure Ordinance 2024 for hearing by removing the objection of absence of relevant bench.
The hearing on the petition against the Supreme Court Practice and Procedure Ordinance was held in Lahore High Court. Justice Faisal Zaman Khan heard the plea as an objection.
Petitioner Azhar Siddique Advocate argued that the Presidential Ordinance is based on malice, there is a decision of the Supreme Court regarding the Practice and Procedure Act.
The petitioner said in his position that the powers of the Supreme Court cannot be reduced or increased through the presidential ordinance. The court should declare the presidential ordinance null and void and issue an order to stop the implementation of the presidential ordinance until the final decision of the petition.
Later, the court dismissed the objection raised by the registrar's office and accepted the petition for earing.
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Earlier, Supreme Court Practice and Procedure Ordinance was challenged was challenged in the Lahore High Court(LHC), requesting the court to declare it unconstitutional and all orders taken in this regard to be set aside.
A petition was filed in the Lahore High Court against the Practice and Procedure Ordinance. Petitioner Munir Ahmed filed the petition through advocate Azhar Siddique. The federal government and others have been made parties in the petition.
