The Supreme Court of Pakistan’s comprehensive ruling on reserved seats has provoked debate, with legal scholars speculating that there may have been partiality in favour of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI). This impression gained momentum after Salman Akram Raja, a lawyer for the PTI, made some recent remarks.
Raja stated in a television interview that he was asked if he would oppose if the court gave PTI reserved seats. The judge was Justice Athar Minallah. The neutrality of the judiciary in politically sensitive situations is being scrutinized more closely as a result of this discovery.
Legal experts have noted that the Supreme Court’s ruling might not be enforceable if Sections 66 and 104 of the Election Act are changed. According to their argument, this circumstance, along with Raja’s remarks, point toward a deviation from a rigid constitutional interpretation in favor of political factors.
