The Supreme Court in Pakistan on Thursday dismissed a review petition challenging its earlier order which held that former President Pervez Musharraf's proclamation of Emergency on 3 November 2007, was unconstitutional and void and which declared him a usurper of power.
A full 14-member bench of the apex court headed by chief justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani heard the case for three days before deciding to turn down the petition on grounds that it was time barred and should have been filed within 30 days of the order on 31 July 2009. The court found no merit in the case and had repeatedly ticked off the lawyers for Musharraf for irrelevant arguments.
Faisal Hussain, advocate in the team of lawyers for Musharraf, said that the Supreme Court did not find this case appropriate for review.
A full 14-member bench of the apex court headed by chief justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani heard the case for three days before deciding to turn down the petition on grounds that it was time barred and should have been filed within 30 days of the order on 31 July 2009. The court found no merit in the case and had repeatedly ticked off the lawyers for Musharraf for irrelevant arguments.
Faisal Hussain, advocate in the team of lawyers for Musharraf, said that the Supreme Court did not find this case appropriate for review.