{"id":49149,"date":"2024-01-17T21:25:05","date_gmt":"2024-01-17T21:25:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/senate-body-summons-law-finance-ministers-to-seek-clarity-on-caretaker-govts-legislative-jurisdiction\/"},"modified":"2024-01-17T21:25:05","modified_gmt":"2024-01-17T21:25:05","slug":"senate-body-summons-law-finance-ministers-to-seek-clarity-on-caretaker-govts-legislative-jurisdiction","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/pakistaninewspaperlist.com\/news\/senate-body-summons-law-finance-ministers-to-seek-clarity-on-caretaker-govts-legislative-jurisdiction\/","title":{"rendered":"Senate body summons law, finance ministers to seek clarity on caretaker govt\u2019s legislative jurisdiction"},"content":{"rendered":"

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The Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue on Wednesday summoned the ministers for law and finance to ascertain their views on whether the caretaker government had the authority to enact legislation.<\/p>\n

The summons were issued as the committee, headed by Senator Saleem Mandviwalla, deliberated on bills, with a committee member insisting that the caretaker government lacked the authority to legislate.<\/p>\n

The committee was reviewing two proposed bills, namely the Deposit Protection Corporation (Amendment) Bill 2024 and the Banking Companies (Amendment) Bill 2024, both referred to it by the upper house for vetting.<\/p>\n

Soon after the committee took up the bills for a discussion, Senator Sadia Abbasi said that the caretaker government lacked the authority to engage in legislation.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhat is the stance of the law ministry on this matter?\u201d committee head Mandiwalla enquired.<\/p>\n

In response, Jam Muhammad Aslam, law ministry\u2019s additional draftsman, explained that a designated minister was \u201cincharge in the upper house during the presentation of a bill.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cThe caretaker government has the authority to legislate,\u201d the ministry official said.<\/p>\n

He further mentioned the existence of a relevant committee capable of providing suggestions on the matter, emphasising that neither the Constitution nor the rules posed any hindrance to such proceedings.<\/p>\n

At this, Senator Abbasi asked, \u201cHow can unelected individuals introduce legislation in parliament?\u201d<\/p>\n

Following a brief discussion, the committee decided to summon the ministers for law and finance in the upcoming hearing to seek their perspectives on the issue.<\/p>\n

In November last year, the Senate members had barred<\/a> caretaker Information Minister Murtaza Solangi\u2019s attempt to move the Motion Picture (Amendment) Bill in the Senate, calling it \u201ca transgression of his constitutional domain\u201d.<\/p>\n

At the time, PPP Senator Mian Raza Rabbani had stressed that caretaker governments did not have the power to make laws.<\/p>\n

\u201cThis was the first time in the parliamentary history a caretaker government has brought a bill in the Senate,\u201d the senator had said.<\/p>\n

He had also referred to Section 230 of the Elections Act, under which the caretakers only tend to day-to-day matters necessary to run the government.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Senate Standing Committee on Finance and Revenue on Wednesday summoned the ministers for law and finance to ascertain their views on whether the caretaker government had the authority to enact legislation. 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