The amendment was moved by Member of National Assembly (MNA) Syed Javed Hasnain, and taken up by the National Assembly Standing Committee on Law and Justice. Photo courtesy National Assembly website
ISLAMABAD: A parliamentary committee on Tuesday cleared an amendment to the Code of Civil Procedure, which requires courts to decide cases of movable and immovable property including those involving inheritance rights of women in one year.
The amendment was moved by Member of National Assembly (MNA) Syed Javed Hasnain, and taken up by the National Assembly Standing Committee on Law and Justice.
Mr Hasnain had recommended that such cases should not run infinitely. “The amendment binds a civil judge to decide such cases in one year and the appellate court shall take a decision in such cases in 90 days,” he said and committee members agreed with him.
The National Assembly Standing Committee on Law and Justice will be meeting for three consecutive days this week to take up over a dozen private member’s bills. APP/File
ISLAMABAD: The National Assembly Standing Committee on Law and Justice will be meeting for three consecutive days this week to take up over a dozen private member’s bills, including seven constitution amendment bills.
The agenda for the meeting starting from July 13 issued by the NA Secretariat shows that the committee headed by Riaz Fatyana of the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) will take up a total of 16 bills, mostly moved by the opposition members.
Provinces ‘bound’ to give powers to LGs
NA panel seeks comments on amendment to Article 140A
ISLAMABAD:
A sub-committee of the National Assembly Standing Committee on Law and Justice on Tuesday sought opinion from the provinces regarding amendments to Article 140A of the Constitution, which was related to the local government.
The sub-committee met with its convener Mahmood Bashir Virk in the chair. The meeting deliberated on the issue of amending Article 140A. Chairing the meeting, Virk said that the Constitution already “obliges the provinces to give powers” to the local governments.
On the occasion, sub-committee member Nafisa Shah pointed out that every province had its own law regarding local government. “The four provinces have separate systems of local government,” the lawmaker told the participants.
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