Justice Raza Issues Additional Note on NRO

ISLAMABAD, Pakistan News: Justice Sardar Muhammad Raza Khan on Wednesday issued his additional note for the detailed judgment on petitions against the controversial National Reconciliation Ordinance.

In the note he observed, the “I have no doubt about the conclusion that NRO is violative of all those articles of the Constitution referred to in the judgment and is void ab initio.”

He said once the NRO 2007 is non est, resultantly all cases affected thereby shall revive from the stage where each was interrupted at.

He noted that “Suo Moto or direct action is not taken by the Supreme Court about matters at trial stage because most of such Courts are under the direct supervisory and administrative control of the High Courts,” and added that the SC should monitor the NRO cases in usual manner.

In his note, Justice Raza said “the beneficiary who clearly confessed through the Ordinance that many Accountability cases were politically motivated, politically indicted, and politically prolonged, obviously as a sword of Damocles. If politically motivated, why were those indicted. If genuine, why were those dishonestly prolonged and no verdict was obtained against the accused involved.”

“All this, is aimed at bringing home that all beneficiaries are to be dealt with accordingly, equally and without discrimination. The maker of the Ordinance should also be brought to accountability for perpetuating corruption and for violating the Constitution.”