NA passes Contempt of Parliament Bill with majority vote

[AZ1]

parliament illegal hai tou bill kesay legal

 

[Azad_ Kashmiri]

@muhammadhafeezmalik hey namak harmi. Your coward Nawaz can't even take a slipper to the face.

 

[muhammadhafeezmalik]

No, that law is totally new and hopefully senate strike down. This is same as judge jury and executioner. Only purpose bypass Judicial system of Pakistan. This is domain war started and totally destructive for this country .............Good luck and congrats on this black law.
Go read the bill.

As per RULES OF PROCEDURE AND CONDUCT OF BUSINESS IN THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY 2007

227. Powers to take evidence or call for papers, records or documents.- (1) A Committee shall have power to require the attendance of persons or the production of papers or records if such course is considered necessary for the discharge of its duties:


Provided that if any question arises whether the evidence of a person or the production of a document is relevant for the purposes of the Committee, the question shall be referred to the Speaker whose decision shall be final:


Provided further that Government may decline to produce a document on the ground that its disclosure would be prejudicial to the defence, security or external relations of Pakistan, and, if the question arises whether the disclosure of a document would be prejudicial as aforesaid, the question shall be referred to the Speaker who shall, after perusing the document, decide whether or not the document should be produced before the Committee.


(2) Subject to the provisions of this rule, a witness may be summoned by an order signed by the Secretary and shall appear before the Committee and produce such documents as are required for the use of the Committee.


(3) A Committee may invite or summon or allow to appear before the Committee any member or any other person having a special interest in relation to any matter under its consideration and may hear expert evidence and hold public hearing.


(4) Subject to clause (3) of Article 66, a Committee shall have powers vested in civil court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act V of 1908) for enforcing the attendance of any person and compelling the production of documents.


228. Evidence on oath.- (1) A Committee may administer oath or affirmation to a witness examined before it.


(2) The form of the oath or affirmation shall be as follows:


'I A.B., swear in the name of ALLAH/solemnly affirm, that the evidence which I shall give in this case shall be true, that I will conceal nothing, and that no part of my evidence shall be false'.


229. Examination of witnesses.- The examination of witness before a Committee shall be conducted as follows:-


(a) The Committee shall, before a witness is called for examination, decide the mode of procedure and the nature of questions that may be asked of the witness.


(b) the Chairman of the Committee may first ask the witness such question or questions as he may consider necessary with reference to the subject matter under consideration or any subject connected therewith according to the mode of procedure mentioned in clause (a) of this rule.


(c) the Chairman may call other members of the Committee one by one to ask any other questions.


(d) a witness may be asked to place before the Committee any other relevant points that have not been covered and which a witness thinks are essential to be placed before the Committee.


(e) a verbatim record of proceedings of the Committee shall, when a witness is summoned to give evidence, be kept.


(f) the evidence given before the Committee may be made available to all members of the Committee.

https://pac.na.gov.pk/?q=rules-relating-committees

 

[Neelo]

Patwari boy above copying and pasting a ton of English words. He must really want his free plate of biryani.

 

[BamsiBey]

What contempt law does the PDM really follow in letter and spirit?? This legislation will come back to bite them, trust me.

Don't insult the monkeys, please. They have more grace and dignity.

 

[Black.Mamba]

NA passes Contempt of Parliament Bill with majority vote​

https://arynews.tv/na-passes-contempt-parliament-bill-majority-vote/

The National Assembly on Tuesday passed the Contempt of Parliament Bill 2023 with majority vote, ARY News reported.

The treasury and the opposition in the National Assembly joined ranks on Tuesday to prevent the contempt of parliament through legislation proposed by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) member Rana Qasim Noon.
During the session, chaired by Speaker Raja Pervaiz Ashraf, Noon moved ‘The Contempt of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) Bill 2023’, aimed at punishing those involved in the contempt of parliament or a committee or breach of privilege of a house or a member.
The government and opposition members, including Law Minister Azam Nazir Tarar, opposed the immediate approval of the bill and asked the chair to send it to the Standing Committee to Law and Justice for further deliberations.

Key highlights from the Contempt of Parliament Act 2023.

- A person commits contempt if he/she willfully fails to obey any order or direction of the House or a Committee. Refuses to give any evidence before a committee or fails to provide any documents, among other things.
- Once a person if charged with contempt, a Committee will be formed by the Speaker consisting of 24 members from the treasury and opposition, with equal representation from both houses. No one will be allowed to appear before the committee with a legal practitioner.

- The chairperson of the Committee can summon any person to give evidence or documents.

- If the person summoned does not appear, the chairperson may issue a warrant for his/her appearance through police.

- Punishment maybe extend up to six months imprisonment or fine or both.

- An appeal can be filed within 30 days before a joint sitting.

NA passes Contempt of Parliament Bill with majority vote

ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly on Tuesday passed the Contempt of Parliament Bill 2023 with majority vote, ARY News reported. The bill was introduced in

arynews.tv

 

[HAIDER]

As per RULES OF PROCEDURE AND CONDUCT OF BUSINESS IN THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY 2007

227. Powers to take evidence or call for papers, records or documents.- (1) A Committee shall have power to require the attendance of persons or the production of papers or records if such course is considered necessary for the discharge of its duties:


Provided that if any question arises whether the evidence of a person or the production of a document is relevant for the purposes of the Committee, the question shall be referred to the Speaker whose decision shall be final:


Provided further that Government may decline to produce a document on the ground that its disclosure would be prejudicial to the defence, security or external relations of Pakistan, and, if the question arises whether the disclosure of a document would be prejudicial as aforesaid, the question shall be referred to the Speaker who shall, after perusing the document, decide whether or not the document should be produced before the Committee.


(2) Subject to the provisions of this rule, a witness may be summoned by an order signed by the Secretary and shall appear before the Committee and produce such documents as are required for the use of the Committee.


(3) A Committee may invite or summon or allow to appear before the Committee any member or any other person having a special interest in relation to any matter under its consideration and may hear expert evidence and hold public hearing.


(4) Subject to clause (3) of Article 66, a Committee shall have powers vested in civil court under the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (Act V of 1908) for enforcing the attendance of any person and compelling the production of documents.


228. Evidence on oath.- (1) A Committee may administer oath or affirmation to a witness examined before it.


(2) The form of the oath or affirmation shall be as follows:


'I A.B., swear in the name of ALLAH/solemnly affirm, that the evidence which I shall give in this case shall be true, that I will conceal nothing, and that no part of my evidence shall be false'.


229. Examination of witnesses.- The examination of witness before a Committee shall be conducted as follows:-


(a) The Committee shall, before a witness is called for examination, decide the mode of procedure and the nature of questions that may be asked of the witness.


(b) the Chairman of the Committee may first ask the witness such question or questions as he may consider necessary with reference to the subject matter under consideration or any subject connected therewith according to the mode of procedure mentioned in clause (a) of this rule.


(c) the Chairman may call other members of the Committee one by one to ask any other questions.


(d) a witness may be asked to place before the Committee any other relevant points that have not been covered and which a witness thinks are essential to be placed before the Committee.


(e) a verbatim record of proceedings of the Committee shall, when a witness is summoned to give evidence, be kept.


(f) the evidence given before the Committee may be made available to all members of the Committee.

https://pac.na.gov.pk/?q=rules-relating-committees

Yes, this is non binding and already exercise by the parliament.

RULES OF PROCEDURE AND CONDUCT OF BUSINESS IN THE NATIONAL ASSEMBLY 2007.

Now panels of NA and senate members will form and decision will be binding and can't be challenge. They can strike down even Supreme Court justice .