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| 1980 SLG 3033 = 1980 SLD 3033 = 1980 PLD 499 |
Court of Special Judge, Karachi
Constitutional: Petitions Nos-D-361 and- Da942 of .1980, decided on 30th June 1980. per Abdul Hayee Kureshi, C.J. S. A. Nusrat and Saeed-uz Zaman. JJ siddiqui, JJ (Zaffar Hussain Mirza, J concurring). --
Presented By: Abdul Hayee Kureshi C. J., Abdul Hafeez Memon, Zaffar
Khalid M. Ishaque, Abdul Hafeez Pirzada, G. H. Abbasi, Kamal Azfar, S. A. Wadood Shaft Muhammadi and Sahihuddin Ahmad for Petitioners. A. A. Fazeel, Syed Inayat All, Standing Counsel, A.1. Chundrigar, A: G. (Sind) with Abbas Farooqi for
Respondents.
Constitutional: Petitions Nos-D-361 and- Da942 of .1980, decided on 30th June 1980. per Abdul Hayee Kureshi, C.J. S. A. Nusrat and Saeed-uz Zaman. JJ siddiqui, JJ (Zaffar Hussain Mirza, J concurring). --
Presented By: Abdul Hayee Kureshi C. J., Abdul Hafeez Memon, Zaffar
Khalid M. Ishaque, Abdul Hafeez Pirzada, G. H. Abbasi, Kamal Azfar, S. A. Wadood Shaft Muhammadi and Sahihuddin Ahmad for Petitioners. A. A. Fazeel, Syed Inayat All, Standing Counsel, A.1. Chundrigar, A: G. (Sind) with Abbas Farooqi for
Respondents.
Hussain Mirza, S. A. Nusrat and Saeed-uz-Zaman Siddiqui, JJ Haji ABDULLAH-.-Petitioner
VERSUS
PRESIDING OFFICER, SUMMARY MILITARY COURT No. 9, KARACHI--Respondent
Law: Constitution of Pakistan, 1973
Section: 41, 50, 175
(a) Constitution (Amendment) Order IP: O:.Na.1 019901. Read with Laws (Continuance in Form); Order jC. M. L. A.'s No 1 of 19771 ConstitutionAilment Chief Martial Law Administrator , Held, empowered to amend Constitution, Begun Nusrat Bhutto's case P L D 1'977 S C 657 ; Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto v. Tile Statue P L D 1978 S C 40;. Mumtaz Ali Bhutto and another v. The Deputy Martial Law Administrator P L D 1979 Kar. 307 and Khudaidad v. Deputy Martial Law Administrator P L 'D 1978 Quetta 1:77 ref. Per Abdul Hayee Kureshi, C. J., S. A. Nusrat slid Saeeduz.Zaman Siddiqui, JJ. (b) Constitution (Amendment) Order [P O. No. 1 of 19801 Read with Constitution of Pakistan (1973), Arts, 41, 50 & 175Trichotomy of powersAmendments introduced by President's Order No. 1 of 19F0TemporaryPresident/Chief Martial Law Administrator having promised to hold elections and hand over power to elected representatives of people and having actually fixed dates for such election twice but unable to do so for some compelling reasons, elections to be held sooner or later, Martial Law to be lifted,. Military Courts to be recalled leading to rebirth of state institutions, amendments introduced in Constitution transitory by their very nature and effective only during period of Constitutional deviation Contention that amendments having resulted in total Withdrawal of power hence rendered invalid, held, misconceived and amendment introduced not invalid, Zulfiqar Ali Bhutto v. The State P L D 197'8 S C 40 ; Mumtaz Ali Bhutto and another v. The Deputy Martial Law Administrator P L D 1979 Kar. 307 ; Khudaidad v. Deputy Martial Law Administrator P L D 1978 Quetta 177 ; Miwan Textile, Mills Limited v. Pakistan and others P L D 1976 Kar. 1368 ; Niaz Ahmad Khan v. Province of Sind and others P L D 1977 Kar. 604 and Darwesh M. Arbey v. The Federation of Pakistan P L D 1980 Lah. 206 refs (c) Constitution (Amendment) Order [P. O. No. 1 of 19801 Read with Laws (Continuance in Force) Order [C. M, L. A.'s NQ. 1 of 19771 and Constitution of Pakistan…