However, it refuses to give way to the rule of law and constitution. It is well-settled law that superior court judgments are to be applied prospectively and on the pending matters or cases, not retrospectively. It begs the question, can the High Court sit in judgment over the orders of the Supreme Court? The Supreme Court settled all the subtle legal questions facing the Special Court in various orders challenged before it. Now that a petition has been filed in the Supreme Court against this decision, one earnestly hopes that the Supreme Court would hold aloft the rule of law.

Source: Pakistan Today February 05, 2020 17:37 UTC