The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa administration on Monday asked the Supreme Court to withdraw the former provincial caretaker government’s appeal against the top court’s October 23 decision declaring the military trial of civilians null and unconstitutional.
The government’s counsel presented a resolution passed by the province cabinet, led by KP Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, stating that the administration want to drop the intra-court appeal.
However, the Supreme Court ruled that the appeal on cabinet resolutions could not be returned, and directed the KP government’s counsel to file a formal plea to withdraw the appeal.
In November of last year, the KP caretaker administration, along with the federal and other provinces, filed intra-court challenges against the Supreme Court’s October 23 ruling, which was given by a five-member bench.
In its verdict, the Supreme Court declared civilian trials in military courts null and void during the May 9 riots, which were sparked by the arrest of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan in a corruption case.
It also ruled that 103 individuals and others who may be charged in connection with the events on May 9 and 10 could be tried by criminal tribunals created under ordinary or special law of the land.
The PTI and others filed an appeal with the Supreme Court against the military proceedings, claiming that they were not transparent.
