ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) reserved its decision in the Elections Act 2017 amendment case on Wednesday.
Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui was hearing the case of the changes in the pledge that lawmakers take regarding the Finality of Prophethood. The wordings of the oath were amended and then corrected when the law was passed last year.
The court said that it did not send a notice to any legislative assembly speaker and will not exceed its constitutional limit. The judge noticed that they summoned details of Senate proceedings which were already available on the website of the Upper House of Parliament.
The case decision will be announced on March 9, according to the court.
On Tuesday, the government had submitted in court the record of the debate in Senate during the passing of the amendment in the Elections Act 2017 last year.
On Monday Justice Siddiqui demanded an inquiry of who voted in favour or against the bill. The court also warned the government of contempt if reports are not submitted.
The IHC was hearing the changes in the oath as well as the controversial agreement between the government and members of a religious party that had been protesting in Faizabad area of Islamabad against the oath changes last year.
Earlier, the government submitted a report of the committee inquiring about the changes in the Finality of Prophethood oath to the IHC. This committee included Raja Zafarul Haq, Ahsan Iqbal and Mushahidullah Khan. The main purpose of this committee was to identify those responsible for the changes in the oath when the Elections Act 2017 was passed last year.
