SC says pending NAB bail matters fall under constitutional court
The Supreme Court has held that it has no jurisdiction over bail applications in pending NAB appeals and transferred all such matters to the Federal Constitutional Court. The ruling was issued in a 30-page judgement authored by Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar.
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has ruled that it cannot hear bail applications in pending National Accountability Bureau (NAB) appeals and ordered that all such pending criminal appeals be transferred to the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC).
The decision came in a 30-page judgement authored by Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, who headed a three-member bench hearing the matter. The court held that it lacked jurisdiction in NAB cases under Article 175F(a) of the Constitution read with Sections 32 and 32-A of the National Accountability Ordinance, 1999.
In the judgement, the court addressed submissions urging the apex court not to give up its authority in such cases. The judges said courts could
This court has no jurisdiction to take cognisance in the NAB cases in terms of Article 175F (a) of the Constitution, read with Section 32 and 32-A of the National Accountability Ordinance, 1999 (NAO),
The ruling also said the judiciary was bound to act according to the Constitution and the law, rather than considerations of popularity, public approval or media reaction. It observed that courts could not play to the gallery for admiration or commendation and must instead remain within the limits set by the legal framework.
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