The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday adjourned the hearing on the intra-court appeal against the trial of civilians in military courts.
The bench, headed by Justice Aminuddin Khan, heard intra-court appeals challenging the decisions of military courts. The bench also comprised Justices Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi, Naeem Akhtar Afghan, Musarrat Hilali, and Shahid Bilal Hassan,
At the outset of the hearing advocate Khawaja Haris said that Article 233 does not suspend fundamental rights but rather applies in an emergency situation where rights can be suspended by the President.
Justice Jamal Mandokhel emphasized that the executive carries out the orders of the President, and the executive holds the powers to manage such matters. Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar questioned how some individuals were sent for trial in military courts while others were not, given that the FIRs for all the 9 May suspects were the same.
