ISLAMABAD – The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday rejected the PPP Senator Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani’s petition challenging the Senate chairman’s election.
IHC Chief Justice Athar Minallah rejected the petition, saying it non-maintainable. After preliminary hearing, the court reserved its verdict on the maintainability of the petition.
The top IHC judge said that the petitioner could send a reference to the National Assembly speaker under Article 63 to have his grievance redressed.
The judge observed that the court abstains from unnecessarily intervening in the matter. “You can take the matter to a Senate committee,” he suggested. At this, the counsel said no committee has powers to dislodge the Senate chairman.
“Has the Senate chairman ever been removed from the post in the past?” Justice Minallah asked Farooq H Naek, who represented Gilani. “What is the procedure for removal of the Senate chairman?” he further asked.
