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SC gives govt one day to issue notification sacking PCO judges
ISLAMABAD: The government on Friday assured the issuance of notification to sack PCO judges till August 09 as per ruling of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, Geo News reported.
A five-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammed Chaudhry heard the case pertaining to the non-implementation of its verdict in the PCO Judges case, while the federation was represented by Senator Babar Awan.
Awan informed the court that a summary in regards to the PCO Judges had been sent to the Prime Minister, to which the Chief Justice replied that this was a court order and required no summary.
The Chief Justice remarked that he would not allow the authority of the court to be unsuccessful and directed that the Prime Minister issue the PCO judges sacking notification today (Friday). Babar Awan informed the court that the Prime Minister was not in Islamabad and sought two-day time. The Supreme Court summoned the law secretary and attorney general and gave the government one-day time.
In its May 18 decision, the Supreme Court had declared that seven High Court Judges who had taken oath under the PCO were never judges. The government had assured the court that it would implement this decision but despite this assurance the judges were never de-notified.
Courtesy www.geo.tv