Mahmood khan achakzai daughters of the confederacy

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PLD 1997 Supreme Court 426

 

Present: Sajjad Ali Shah, C. J., Saleem Akhtar,

Fazal llahi Khan, Zia'Mahmood Mirza, Irshad Hasan Khan,

Raja Afrasiab Khan arid Munawar Ahmad hfirza, JJ

 

MAHMOOD KHAN ACHAKZAI ' and others---Petitioners

 

versus

FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN and others---Respondents

 

Constitutional Petitions Nos.60, 67, 68 of 1996 and Civil Appeals Nos.397-K, 399-K of 1990 and Civil Miscellaenous Application No.913 of 1996; heard on .

 

Per Safad Ali Shah, C.J Fazal1lahi Khan; Irshad Hassan Khan; Raja Afrasiab Khan and Munawar Ahtnad Mirza,JJ, aereeine; Zia Mahmood Mirza, J. agreeine with conclusion only-

 

(a) Constitution of (1973)---

 

Art. 185(3)---Provisional Constitution Order (1 of 1981), Preamble--­Referendum Order (II of 1984), Preamble---Constitution (Eighth Amendment) Act (XVIII of 1985), Preamble---Leave to appeal was granted to examine inter alia the question as to whether the decision of Supreme Court rendered in Begum Nusrat Bhutto's case PLD 1977 SC 657 was violated in promulgating and enforcing amongst others, Provisional Constitution Order, 1981 and Referendum Order, 1984? If so, its effect; whether the National Assembly and the Provincial Assemblies elected in 1985 and their functioning thereafter could be taken to be duly elected bodies under the Constitution of Pakistan 1973? If not, its effect and what was the validity and effect of Constitution (Eighth Amendment) Act, 1985 approved by such a National Assembly.

 

(b) Constitution of (1973)---

 

----Preamble and Art.2A---Constitution (Eighth Amendment) Act- (XVIII of 1985), Preamble---Question as to the basic structure of the Constitution of Pakistan (1973), is a question of academic nature which cannot be answered authoritatively with a touch of finality---Basic structure as such is not specifically mentioned in the Constitution but Objectives Resolution

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