Islamabad January 8 2024: The Supreme Court of Pakistan ruled on the interpretation of Article 62-1F and ended the lifelong disqualification of Political candidates.
A seven-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faiz Isa heard the case and on January 5, the Supreme Court reserved its decision on the case after the arguments of the parties were completed on January 5.
This majority decision has been delivered in the ratio of 6-1 and a dissenting note has been written by Justice Yahya Afridi in which it has been said that the decision of Samiullah Baloch was correct because there must be some qualification criteria for a Member of Parliament. Should.
Chief Justice Qazi Faiz Isa said that since no punishment is prescribed in Section 621F, it cannot be read alone. After this decision of the Supreme Court, the legal points raised regarding the lifelong disqualification of the former Prime Minister Mian Nawaz Sharif and the chairman of the Stabilization Pakistan Party, Jahangir Tareen, practically ended after this decision.
These two leaders have submitted their nomination papers announcing their participation in the upcoming elections.
It should be noted that the former Parliament had fixed the maximum period of disqualification at five years by amending the Election Act 2017.
