The Supreme Court of Pakistan referred to two judicial verdicts by the Indian apex court in its ruling that disqualified Yousaf Raza Gilani as prime minister and member National Assembly following his conviction for contempt of court. The four-page short order issued on Tuesday referred to a total of eight judicial verdicts, including six by Pakistani courts and two by the Indian judiciary, the Indian media reported. The references, included in the second paragraph of the order, mentioned the cases of “Jagjit Singh vs State of Haryana (AIR 2007 SC 590)” and “Rajendra Singh Rana vs Swami Prasad Maurya (AIR 2007 SC 1305)” without giving details. The order said these eight judicial verdicts showed that the Supreme Court, while exercising the power of judicial review, could examine rulings given by the speaker of the National Assembly or Lower House of parliament. The Pakistani SC disqualified Gilani in response to several petitions that had challenged National Assembly Speaker Fehmida Mirza’s decision not to disqualify the premier following his conviction of contempt.
