Summary The reference has been sent through the presidential office asking the apex forum to provide legal opinion regarding the constitutional position of 12 refugee seats
MUZAFFARABAD (Dunya News) - Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) government on Thursday filed a reference in the AJK Supreme Court (SC) under the constitutional provisions seeking constitutional and legal opinion from the apex court regarding refugee seats in the legislative Assembly.
The reference has been sent through the presidential office asking the apex forum to provide legal opinion regarding the constitutional position of 12 refugee seats elected from outside of the territorial jurisdiction of AJK and the framework to change the position of these seats in the legislative Assembly.
The chief Justice of AJK Supreme Court Justice Raja Saeed Akram Khan while entertaining the reference has constituted full bench of the apex court to hear the reference.
Azad Jammu and Kashmir's Law Minister, Mian Abdul Waheed, said that the government has sought guidance from the Supreme Court in the interest of the state, and that the constitution and legal framework permit such a step.
