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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court Review of Judgments and Orders Bill 2023 was passed by a majority vote in the Senate on Friday.
Senator Irfan-ul-Haque Siddiqui introduced the bill to support and strengthen the Supreme Court’s authority in reviewing its decisions and decrees, allowing the top court to exercise its duties more effectively and efficiently.
During the vote, 32 senators supported the bill, while 21 opposed it.
Azam Nazeer Tarar, Minister for Law and Justice, addressed the session, saying that parliament’s authority is to pass laws and that it has never interfered with the affairs of other institutions.
He went on to say that the Supreme Court Review of Judgments and Orders Bill 2023 will help litigants while also strengthening the judiciary’s authority.
Article 188 of the Constitution authorizes the Supreme Court to review any judgment or order made by it, subject to the provisions of any Act of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) and any rules imposed by the Supreme Court.
According to the bill’s statement of goals and reasons, it is vital to protect fundamental rights to justice by allowing for meaningful review of decisions and orders issued by the Supreme Court while exercising its original jurisdiction under Article 184.
According to the bill, the scope of review on both facts and law for judgments and orders issued by the Supreme Court while exercising its original jurisdiction under Article 184 of the Constitution is the same as for an appeal under Article 185 of the Constitution.
It proposes that a review petition be heard by a bench larger than the one that rendered the original decision in order. It implies that the review petitioner has the right to pick any supreme court counsel of his choosing to represent him in the review petition.
The bill specifies that an aggrieved person who has received an order under clause (3) of Article 184 of the Constitution prior to the recommendation of this law has the right to initiate a review petition. It proposes that the petition be filed within sixty days after the start of this legislative article.
It requests that a review petition be submitted within sixty days of the original orders being issued. It specifies that this legislation will take effect notwithstanding anything contained in any other law, rules, or regulations in existence at the time, or any judgment of any court, including the Supreme Court and a High Court.
