Earlier in the day, Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial said the Supreme Court will announce a “reasonable” order today in the case.
As it adjourned the case, the top court said that it could not decide on the case without listening to everyone. "The ruling cannot come out of thin air," CJ Bandial said as he adjourned the case till 12:05 pm tomorrow.
Farook H Naik argued before the court today for two hours whereas Raza Rabbani and Makhdoom Ali Khan still have to present their arguments. Naik urged the court to decide on the case today but the court said it needed more time to hear the arguments of other lawyers.
Justice Ijazul Ahsan said the court's decision will have far-reaching ramifications so it could not make haste in announcing its decision without giving the other party an opportunity to present their argument.
On Sunday, Qasim Suri, the deputy speaker, dismissed the no-confidence motion against PM Imran Khan citing Article 5. Subsequently, President Arif Alvi dissolved the National Assembly on the advice of the prime minister.
As a constitutional crisis gripped the country, the apex court took a suo motu notice to resolve the matter. As the hearing started today, a petition filed by the opposition seeking the formation of a full bench to hear the case was dismissed as the CJP said that the formation of a full bench would create delays in other cases.
He asked Farooq H Naek if he had any objections over the five-member bench. Naek said he had full confidence in all judges on the bench.
The bench that is seized with the presidential reference seeking the opinion of the court on Article 63-A is also hearing the suo motu case.
On March 21, Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial had formed a five-member bench for the hearing on the presidential reference that argued for lifetime disqualification of lawmakers for defying party orders.
The bench is headed by Justice Bandial while other members were Justice Ijazul Ahsan, Justice Mazhar Alam Miankhel, Justice Munib Akhtar, and Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail.
On Sunday, Qasim Suri, the deputy speaker, dismissed the no-confidence motion against PM Imran over allegations that a foreign power wanted regime change in Pakistan. The opposition said the speaker committed an unconstitutional act and approached the top court as well as resorted to strong protests.
Subsequently, the SC barred all state institutions from taking any “extra-constitutional” steps in the wake of the dismissal of the no-confidence vote against Imran Khan and the subsequent dissolution of the National Assembly by the president. The apex court directed the AGP to determine the constitutionality of the ruling of the deputy speaker.
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