Islamabad, Apr 22 (PTI) The basic purpose of the suo motu jurisdiction is to be exercised in the public interest instead of for an individual, Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif said on Saturday, amidst a raging row between the ruling coalition and the judiciary.
Relations between the judiciary and the ruling coalition have soured ever since the ruling Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N)-led government has been pushing for the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Bill 2023 to dilute the powers of Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial to take suo motu action and form a panel of judges for hearing of cases.
It was initially passed by both houses of parliament and sent to President Arif Alvi for his assent.
