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Justice Markandey Katju
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April 1, 2023
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I was a lawyer for 20 years in India and a Judge for another 20 years ( including being the Chief Justice of 3 High Courts and a Judge in the Indian Supreme Court ), but I can’t make head or tail of what is going on in the Pakistan Supreme Court.
The hearing of the petition against postponement of elections of the Punjab and KP Assemblies is going on for the last 4 days, and twice the bench hearing the case has been dissolved. The CJP Bandial has said there are no differences among the judges, a statement belied by the orders of his own colleagues, two of whom recused from the hearing..
I simply can’t understand what is there for the Pakistan Supreme Court to decide ? The Pakistan Constitution says elections must be held within 90 days of dissolution of the Assembly. The Punjab and KP Assemblies had been dissolved on 18th January. Hence elections had to be held by 18th April, and so even the postponement of the elections to 30th April by the Election Commission of Pakistan was unconstitutional. How could they be further postponed to 8th October ? Is the ECP above the Pakistan Constitution ?
I regret to say that the Pakistan Constitution is treated as a joke by the powers that be in Pakistan. For instance, whenever martial law was illegally imposed in Pakistan the Pakistan Supreme Court validated it by inventing an egregious, flagitious and disreputable ‘doctrine of necessity’, which is unknown to jurisprudence throughout the world.
The performance of the present bench of the Court is equally debasing and scandalous. The Court should have dismissed the petition, as I would have done had I been on it, in 5 minutes by saying that elections must be held within 90 days of the dissolution of the Punjab and KP Assemblies. There was no scope for arguments about it. But instead a melodrama and comedy has been going on in the Court for the last 4 days, with lawyers, particularly those supporting the postponement of the elections, being permitted long winded arguments over a matter which really needed no arguments.
I would often tell lawyers in my Court ‘‘ Be brief, be quick, and be off ”. The same should have been said by the Judges hearing the case.
It seems evident that some elements in Pakistan are determined that no early elections be held in Punjab and KP, but what is particularly distressing is that the highest court in the land is, wittingly or unwittingly, collaborating in this egregious and deplorable design.


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Justice Markandey Katju
Markandey Katju is an Indian jurist and former Supreme Court judge of India who served as chairman for the Press Council of India. He has also worked as Standing Counsel for the Income Tax Department.

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[lightning F57]

If the elections are delayed breaching the constitution it will be official, republic of

 

[VCheng]

Except it’s the same crap in every poor corrupt country. There’s nothing unique to Pakistan. The only good thing about Pakistan is Islam, if it was a non-Muslim country, it would’ve collapsed like Sri Lanka ages ago.

Sorry to burst your bubble but 99% of this forums user base is paid by pti social media team, I was literally banned last month because I said “IK who is a criminal wanted by court“and the admin banned me because he couldn’t tolerate a different opinion than “burn Pakistan, either IK will rule the country or Pakistan will stop existing”. This forum most likely was created to do propaganda bidding of PTI.

Nobody cares about your perspective, if it goes against PTI you know what happens. I know you’re not paid because your opinions are too normal so I don’t know what you’re doing here when you’re not earning money off it.

As for me, I don’t have anything to do atm. Thought I would check this forum and see if Ramadan had any effect on the peeps here, nop Maryam Nawaz is still being unclothed shamelessly here and encouraged to do so by administration. I am going to enrage a few PTI supporters by speaking like a normal person against the chaos PTI is perpetrating in the country to get to power and then log off.

Maybe I am wrong and you’re getting paid which would be a shame. Because I can see PTI hires from a mile away so if I failed with you must mean they’re getting better at propahanda

How this forum is run is not up to me, and thus not my concern at all. I merely observe many sources, this is merely one window on my screens. Quite entertaining, actually, just like the circus at the supreme court of the land, to stay on topic.

 

[Maula Jatt]

I do not dwell on anything, I am a mere observer of events in an area of the world that remains a concern for the civilized world

Goddamn it, like cmon lmao
ye banda kya cheez hai lmao? kese paida hyaa yeh? aisi harkte kyun karta hai? itna bara cocnut kaise bana? trauma?
@lastofthepatriots @Areesh @DESERT FIGHTER @RealNapster
sorry for tagging yall but this is WAY too funny

 

[fisher1]

Quite entertaining, actually, just like the circus at the supreme court of the land, to stay on topic.

I mean….lol

 

[DESERT FIGHTER]

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Goddamn it, like cmon lmao
ye banda kya cheez hai lmao? kese paida hyaa yeh? aisi harkte kyun karta hai? itna bara cocnut kaise bana? trauma?
@lastofthepatriots @Areesh @DESERT FIGHTER @RealNapster
sorry for tagging yall but this is WAY too funny

Bro, it took him a 24 hour flight to do so.

 

[El Sidd]

So Indian practitioner of law where the courts condemn people to hell for cow smuggling is going to have a valid educated opinion on Pakistan's premier court?

What next? Bipin reincarnated to be COAS?

 

[VCheng]

I mean….lol

As I said, the circus remains quite entertaining.

 

[imadul]

Time that CJP fire Dogar+Munir=Isa.
Isa is dancing pants down on JAG and Sharif+Zardari mafia.

 

[Areesh]

View attachment 923192
Goddamn it, like cmon lmao
ye banda kya cheez hai lmao? kese paida hyaa yeh? aisi harkte kyun karta hai? itna bara cocnut kaise bana? trauma?
@lastofthepatriots @Areesh @DESERT FIGHTER @RealNapster
sorry for tagging yall but this is WAY too funny

Mera roza hai


Iftar k baad is house nigger ko gaali doon ga

 

[Mustang125]

Mera roza hai


Iftar k baad is house nigger ko gaali doon ga

Roza mera bhi hai lekin apki wajah se tootne wala tha lol too funny

 

[SaadH]

All of us had already predicted a massive delay in elections based on bogus reasons. The elections are not even guaranteed in October and I think they will be delayed again.

Now PDM and the generals are openly undermining the judiciary. Any person will be at the receiving end of PDM and the generals if and when they don't tow their line. The precedent that the generals and PDM are setting here is extremely dangerous.

Apparently ISI had locked up CJ overnight to knock some sense into him.

 

[VCheng]

I mean….lol

At least the polls verdict is a gust of fresh air to reduce the fish market stench, albeit only temporarily. The next act is due to come out on the center ring any moment now.

 

[ziaulislam]

https://twitter.com/x/status/1642808520830533632

کیا الیکشن کمیشن کو لڑاکا سپاہی چاہیں ؟ سپریم کورٹ نے سیکٹری دفاع کو لتاڑ کر رکھ دیا

6lac 60 k army is busy fighting India at front lines

 

[Areesh]

Mera roza hai


Iftar k baad is house nigger ko gaali doon ga

@VCheng BSDK

 

[villageidiot]

Sorry to burst your bubble but 99% of this forums user base is paid by pti social media team,

Okay, then that remaining 1% must be me . BC, kidhar he mere paisay?

@Riz @Areesh , @AlKardai , @Olympus81 who do I contact for my money?

This forum most likely was created to do propaganda bidding of PTI.

I am starting to think I was wrong to put you in the ignore list. I've been missing on gems such as this.

Mera roza hai

Iftar k baad is house nigger ko gaali doon ga

@VCheng BSDK

Aapki ki commitment ki zamana tareef karta he.

View attachment 923192
Goddamn it, like cmon lmao
ye banda kya cheez hai lmao? kese paida hyaa yeh? aisi harkte kyun karta hai? itna bara cocnut kaise bana? trauma?
@lastofthepatriots @Areesh @DESERT FIGHTER @RealNapster
sorry for tagging yall but this is WAY too funny

Not cool man. I deserve credit for that Stephen the house nigger reference.