Islamabad: Pakistan’s Chief Justice on Tuesday said a petition against the composition of the election commission, filed by Pakistan Awami Tehrik (PAT) chief Dr Tahirul Qadri, was out of the Supreme Court’s jurisdiction.
A three-judge bench of the Supreme Court, headed by CJ Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, has been hearing a petition filed by Qadri seeking reconstitution of the Election Commission (ECP).
During proceedings Tahir ul Qadri said that he had filed a quo warranto against the Election Commission.
The three-member bench remarked that the petition was filed under article 184-3 and was not quo warranto, adding that a quo warranto does not come under their jurisdiction and Qadri would have to go somewhere else to submit the request.
Tahir ul Qadri also submitted his reply over his legal legitimacy and right to file a petition while holding dual citizenship to the Supreme Court.
Addressing Qadri, the chief justice said: “You are not a common man, you are Sheikhul Islam. You have been delivering lectures in 90 countries. You have taken oath of loyalty to the British Queen and her descendants.”
The chief justice also remarked that could not let a foreign national come to Pakistan at his will and “attack a constitutional institution” former after years of efforts.
“You are touching an issue which attacks a constitutional institution established many years before…and you have just come back to Pakistan a couple of months ago and have challenged it (ECP),” he added.
The CJ remarked that the formation of the Election Commission has gone through a long and detailed process, and that a person couldn’t just come and point their finger at it.
The hearing has been adjourned till Wednesday.
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