Petition challenging reserved seats for women thrown out
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LAHORE: Lahore High Court Chief Justice Syed Zahid Hussain, on Saturday, signed a petition against the reservation of seats for women in the assemblies. The petition Reservation identify illegal and unconstitutional. In its judgement of the Chief Justice said: “Women are an important segment of society, whose contribution to different sectors of life can not put them in danger.” Reservation of seats for women of the same sex discrimination: Ijaz Zubia fired in the petition to the High Court of Lahore. Your lawyer Tariq Aziz stated that there were 60 reserved seats for women in the National Assembly and 128 in each of the four provinces subassemblies. He said that, in accordance with Article 25 (2) of the 1973 Constitution, the reservation of seats for women in the National Assembly was synonymous with discrimination based on sex. He said that the government had increased from Rs 1006 million in the organization of these elections seats reserved. He said that the last government had paid Rs 1.76 billion for the salaries and allowances of the women elected to seats reserved. Waste of money: “The female deputies have contributed, not to Parliament. It is a waste of money, “he added. The chief wrote that justice in the light of progress made since the adoption of the Constitution of 1956, he found in the petition, without substance and income. “This is the reason for the reservation of seats in the assemblies, it may help to ensure that women in the field of legislation,” he writes. “Adverting dispute petitioners to comply with the provisions of Article 25 (2) of the 1973 Constitution, that” There shall be no discrimination on the basis of sex, the only reference applicable May, the clause ( 3) the same provision of the Constitution, which states that “Nothing in this article is designed to prevent the State of the specific provision for the protection of women and children.” ” The chief justice wrote that, according to Article 32 of the 1973 Constitution, the State of the special representation of farmers, labourers and women in local government institutions. He also wrote that Article 34 provides that steps would be taken to ensure the full participation of women in all sectors of national life. He wrote, it is a fact that “some women adorns homes Wining against the general election of places, but that does not mean that the seats can be reserved for meetings, opportunities for improvement in the presentation . ” “For example, in India, the President was authorized to make appointments to the Council of States under article 80 of the Constitution. Famous personalities like Nargis Dutt, Vyjantimala, Lata Mangeshker Shabana Azmi, and had been nominated as members of the Rajya Sabha. “It is well known that the first woman minister and the first woman to the National Assembly speaker in the Muslim world are part of Pakistan. As far as the dispute over their benefits and privileges, it may be observed that once became members of the Assemblies Of course, it also entitled to certain benefits, privileges and benefits under the law, which may not be regarded as a waste of resources “. The petitioner states that the Council, in the last National Assembly, 12 women were selected from places. He said that the elections most of these places has been reserved for the face value, parentage and influence, and not on the basis of political contributions. He said that, instead of elections on the basis of gender, human intellect - which would contribute to more - should sit in those seats. He said that in the case of Shireen Massoud, it was requested that women should be allowed for medical care, the merit of higher education, such as reserving airline seats, against the Constitution. He asked the head of the rule of law to remove these seats to encourage women in elections open to competition places. |