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672:. Though (the utterances of some to the contrary notwithstanding) things in this country at the present time are, by the Grace of the Almighty, not at all comparable to the perilous times in which Lord Atkin protested (“even though I do it alone”), in their own way the issues raised are nonetheless stark and compelling. For the question put to the Court is this: in respect of fundamental rights, in relation to the trial of civilians by courts martial whatever the circumstances may be, what is the language of the Constitution? What language should—nay, must—the Constitution speak? Very respectfully, the petitioners ask: what says the Court?" 39: 438:: “Notwithstanding anything contained in this Act or in any other law for the time being in force a person who becomes subject to this Act by reason of his being accused of an offence mentioned in clause (d) of subsection (1) of section 2 shall be liable to be tried or otherwise dealt with under this Act for such offence as if the offence were an offence against this Act and were committed at a time when such person was subject to this Act ; and the provisions of this section shall have effect accordingly.” 362: 430:: “persons not otherwise subject to this Act who are accused of seducing or attempting to seduce any person subject to this Act from his duty or allegiance to government, or having committed, in relation to any work of defence, arsenal, naval, military or air force establishment or station, ship or aircraft or otherwise in relation to the naval, military or air force affairs of Pakistan” can be tried under the secrets act. 603:"rose" from the bench and stated that he did not "consider the 9-member bench a bench" and left the hearing. He was of the view that the Chief Justice should first decide the matter of Supreme Court Practice and Procedure Bill, 2023 before constituting new benches. He was supported by fellow sitting judge, 525:. The proceedings were conducted within military establishments in secrecy and defendants only had the right to appeal the verdict of a military court to a military appellate tribunal, whose decision in turn would be deemed final and beyond challenge in Pakistan's superior courts. 734:, passed a resolution against the verdict. The resolution was not part of the daily agenda and was tabled when most of the senate's members were absent from the floor. In the ensuing sessions, on 18 and 22 November, senators protested the hasty passage of the resolution. Senator 295:
enabling such trials was unconstitutional. It also held that the accused 103 persons would be tried by civilian courts under ordinary criminal law. The decision was widely hailed by legal experts, human rights groups, and civil society as 'brave' and 'truly historic'.
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On 26 June 2023, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah recused himself from the bench after the Federal Government, represented by Attorney General, Mansoor Awan, raised objection over him being related to one of the petitioners, former Chief Justice of Pakistan,
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The Supreme Court (SC) provisionally permitted military courts to issue their pending decisions on the trials of civilians.This matter was addressed during intra-court appeals by a six-member Supreme Court bench led by
715:(HRCP) warmly welcomed the decision, saying in a tweet: “Military courts do not meet the standards of fair trial, nor are such trials likely to be impartial or independent, as the administration of justice warrants.” 517:(JAG) branch of the Pakistan Army in which the judges and prosecutors were all serving military officers with no formal legal training. The opaqueness of the military justice system was also pointed out by the 442:
Military tribunals would continue trying civilians under the martial law of military dictator Zia-ul-Haq; prominent among them were influential persons involved in the dacoity and assault case of film actress
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who was part of the 3-member committee to fix benches, stating that he was bypassed by J. Isa in violation of section 2 of the Supreme Court Practices and Procedure Act, 2023. Former Chief Justice,
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dissenting, stating that the trials of 103 civilians will continue in military courts. Meanwhile, stating that military courts would not issue a final verdict against the suspects.
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was made to the constitution to allow the military courts to function for two more years. That provision of the amendment expired in January 2019 and was not renewed.
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On 23 October 2023, the Court issued a unanimous decision striking down ongoing trials by military courts and, by a majority of 4-1, held that § 2(1)(d) of the
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On 13 December 2023, the new bench suspended the earlier ruling by a 5–1 majority, stating that the trials of civilians would continue in military courts.
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The judgment was challenged by federal and provincial caretaker governments before a larger bench, in the first appeal of its kind under the newly passed
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decried the way the resolution was "bulldozed" through the senate with only 12 of the 100 senators present when it was tabled. Chairman of Senate,
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initially formed a 9-member larger bench to hear the case. However, upon the onset of proceedings on 23 June 2022, Justice
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Trial of civilians by court martial are declared unconstitutional; all ongoing trials by military courts are set aside;
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and the imposition of city-wide martial law (the sentences were nullified when martial law was lifted the same year).
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and “of no legal effect”. The court also declared Section 59(4) (civil offences) of the Act to be unconstitutional.
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This move was subsequently challenged by several petitioners as unconstitutional and formed the basis of the case.
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The case concerned the constitutionality of military courts set up to try protestors accused of involvement in the
560:, protests spread across the country. In some instances protestors targeted military installations, including the 1215: 723: 282: 252: 49: 1914: 1189: 773:, under Lieutenant General (r) Anwar Ali Hyder. On 22 November 2023, the caretaker government of Punjab, under 716: 700: 656:, in one of his most well-known speeches (a famous dissent instantly recognizable), said that in England, even 577: 256: 223: 240: 89: 38: 761:, filed an intra-court petition against the verdict. Related appeals were filed by caretaker governments of 731: 696: 653: 378: 292: 206: 455:. Their death sentences were later commuted by Zia owing to a plea of clemency by Shabnam's own counsel, 965:"Letter to the Secretary of the Committee constituted under Section 2 of the Practice and Procedure Act" 766: 683: 370: 1595: 1469:"CHIEF JUSTICE TO HEAD NINE-MEMBER LARGER BENCH: SC takes up pleas against military court trials today" 891:"Lieutenant general among 3 sacked as part of army's self-accountability into May 9 incidents: DG ISPR" 1568: 498:, with the aim of dispensing speedy justice to terrorists. The move was enabled by the passage of the 1164: 557: 549: 347: 113: 580:
leaders and workers were arrested in response, of which 102 defendants had their cases shifted from
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On 13 December 2023, the bench suspended the earlier ruling in a 5–1 majority decision, with J.
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in 1951, followed by select military tribunals trying religious leaders in the aftermath of the
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suspects to be conducted in ordinary courts. The court further declared Section 2(1)(d) of the
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was controversial and deemed violative of the Procedure Act by the head of the original bench,
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The courts were subject to widespread procedural criticism: trials were conducted under the
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Military courts were again instituted by the Nawaz Sharif ministry in the aftermath of the
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Court-martial of civilians was passed into law in 1967, during Ayub Khan's military regime
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On 23 October 2023, the bench announced a unanimous verdict that called for the trial of
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Military courts commenced in independent Pakistan to try mostly army officers accused of
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The verdict was widely hailed by lawyers, civil rights activists, and legal experts.
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of 2 years. In January 2017, at the end of the originally stipulated period, a
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In response to the intra-court appeals filed against, the new Chief Justice,
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The trial of civilians by court martial was formalised in 1967 during the
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The Twenty-first amendment was challenged in May 2015 by senior lawyers
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were engaged upon a titanic, globe-spanning struggle against the
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District Bar Association (Rawalpindi) v. Federation of Pakistan
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Yahya Afridi to the extent of striking down § 2(1)(d) of the
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Supreme Court of Pakistan (intra-court appeal; larger bench)
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in 1998, but they were struck down by the Supreme Court in
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The final bench consisted of 6 judges; Chief Justice
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regime in 1978, after serving five years in prison.
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Federation of Pakistan 932: 930: 28: 1830:Sigamony, Terence J. (12 December 2023). 1190:"Aitzaz Ahsan challenges military courts" 981:Sigamony, Terence J. (12 December 2023). 677:Justice Munib's opening reference was to 476:Liaquat Hussain v. Federation of Pakistan 1169:Center for Research and Security Studies 228:§ 2(1)(d) of the Pakistan Army Act, 1952 849: 478:, a decision authored by Chief Justice 189:Munib Akhtar, joined by unanimous bench 62:Aitzaz Ahsan v. Federation of Pakistan 1394: 861:"Supplementary Cause List 324 of 2023" 315:. 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B. Ali v. The State 37: 1920:Supreme Court of Pakistan cases 1140:Chaudhry, Fahad (31 May 2018). 777:, also challenged the verdict. 255:in which it was held that the 1: 1494:Iqbal, Nasir (23 June 2023). 1112:"THE PAKISTAN ARMY ACT, 1952" 722:On 14 November 2023, Senator 500:21st Constitutional Amendment 492:2014 Peshawar school massacre 243:(commonly referred to as the 197:Ayesha A. Malik, Yahya Afridi 970:. Supreme Court of Pakistan. 726:with the support of the pro- 1092:. Supreme Court of Pakistan 550:Imran Khan's violent arrest 1936: 1376:Najjar, Hafsa Adil,Farah. 1305:. January 2019. p. 11 496:Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan 447:and her husband, composer 344:Rawalpindi conspiracy case 1603:Supreme Court of Pakistan 1276:. January 2019. p. 3 889:Dawn.com (26 June 2023). 868:Supreme Court of Pakistan 753:On 18 November 2023, the 742:" on the Senate. 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Khawaja 591:Bench composition 508:further amendment 402:Jawwad S. Khawaja 286:Jawwad S. 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Military courts case

Supreme Court of Pakistan
PLD 2024 SC 337
caretaker governments
Ijaz-ul-Ahsan
Munib Akhtar
Yahya Afridi
Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi
Ayesha A. Malik
Pakistan Army Act, 1952
Constitution
PLD 2024 SC 337
landmark decision
Supreme Court of Pakistan
Constitution of Pakistan
court-martial
May 9 riots
prime minister
Imran Khan
Aitzaz Ahsan
chief justice of Pakistan
Jawwad S. Khawaja
Pakistan Army Act, 1952
Practice and Procedure Act, 2023
Umar Ata Bandial
Qazi Faez Isa
Ijaz-ul-Ahsan
Sardar Tariq Masood
Justice Aminuddin Khan

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