1992 s c m r 602- effect of repeal of law

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1992 S C M R 602

[Supreme Court of Pakistan]

Present: Shafiur Rahman, Abu! Shakuru! Sa!am, A"ma! Mian, Rustam S# Sih$a an

Muhamma Rafi% &arar, ''

()*+RM+& )- P.'A/ throuh Seretar,

3ome 4epartment555Appe!!ant

ersus

78A .A3 3A an 2 others555Responents

Cii! Appea! o#6;0 of 19;9, eie on ;th 'anuar, 1992#


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5555Art# ;9555)rinane if not approe b both the 3ouses before the epir of four

months from its promu!ation, the same sha!! stan repea!e555Rationa!e behin

proiin an outer !imit of four months#

Arti!e ;9 of the Constitution enisaes that, if an )rinane is not approe b both the

3ouses before the epir of four months from its promu!ation, the same sha!! stan

repea!e# &he aboe !ear Constitutiona! manate annot be efeate b pressin into

serie an ru!e of onstrution of statutes or a proision of a statute $hih annot be

presse in ai $hi!e onstruin a Constitutiona! proision#

Arti!e ;9 of the Constitution empo$ers the Presient toD promu!ate an )rinane $hen

the ationa! Assemb! is not in session or stans isso!e an he


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5555Art# ;9


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RaIa GaIim an Ra"a Abu! RaIa%, Aoates Supreme Court an Sh# Sabahuin an

SAA# 'afri, Aoates5on5Reor for the Remainin Responents#

4ate of hearin: 22n 4eember, 1991,

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A'MA M8A, '#555&his is an appea!, $ith the !eae of this Court, aainst the "ument

ate =059519;9, passe b a 4iision /enh of the ahore 3ih Court, ahore in >rit

Petition o# ?09@ of 19;, 6? onnete >rit Petitions an t$o rimina! reision

petitions, fi!e b arious persons in!uin responents 1 an 2, impunin the orers

of the (oernment of Pun"ab, passe uner setion ? of the Speia! Courts for Spee

&ria!s )rinane 88 of 19; an Speia! Courts for Spee &ria!s At E* of 19;,

hereinafter referre to as Jthe AtD, iretin the rimina! ases aainst them be trie b

the Speia! Courts for Spee &ria!s# &he proisions of the At $ere a!so ha!!ene on

the roun of bein isriminator an io!atie of Arti!e 2? an other proisions of theConstitution of the 8s!ami Repub!i of Pakistan, 19=, hereinafter referre to as Jthe

ConstitutionD# &he 3ih Court, throuh a er e!aborate "ument, he! as fo!!o$s:55

K&he on!usions that fo!!o$s from the foreoin isussion are summarise hereuner:


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are not hit b Arti!e 2? of the Constitution as the impune !a$ has proie for

reasonab!e !assifiation permissib!e in !a$#


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passe b an Speia! Courts estab!ishe uner the sai At, $ere taken he! an

passe $ithout !a$fu! authorit an of no !ea! effet#

8t is further e!are that an proeeins penin in an Speia! Court for Spee &ria!s

in pursuane of an orerL otifiation issue b the (oernment uner setion ? of

)rinane 88 of 19; an At E* of 19; urin the perio that the $ere in effetie

operation annot proee as no Speia! Court for Spee &ria!s eits after the epir of

At E* of 19; as aforementione#

=# &he (oernment of Pun"ab, bein ariee b the aboe "ument, fi!e a petition

for !eae to appea!, $hih $as rante for the reason that the %uestions raise in the

petition $ere ommon to a !are number of other ases an re!ate to the interpretation

of Constitutiona! proisions of pub!i importane hain enera! effet# >hi!e rantin

the aboe !eae, the effet of the impune "ument $as suspene so as not to affet

the proeeins taken b, the Speia! Courts after the 1=th -ebruar, 19;9 ti!! the ate of

impune "ument#

@# &he brief fats are that Speia! Courts for Spee &ria!s )rinane 88 of 19; $as

promu!ate b the Presient of Pakistan on 265519;, the Preamb!e to the same

proie the ob"et b statin that Kit is epeient in the pub!i interest to proie for the

estab!ishment of Spee Courts for Spee &ria! of ertain offenesK# &he aboe

)rinane $as repea!e an rep!ae b the At, the assent to $hih $as ien b the

Presient on ;511519;, but it $as pub!ishe in the (aIette of Pakistan, +traorinaron 16511519;# 8t ma be obsere that its subsetion


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in etai!, it is not neessar to repeat the same# 3o$eer, it ma be pertinent to point out

that the Presient promu!ate Amenin )rinane E8* of 19;;


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earsB $as in fore on! urin the subsisteneLurren of the amenin )rinane an

it has not surie the repea! of the sai )rinane# Resu!t, therefore, is that the main

statute iI# At E* of 19; remaine in fore an operatie on! upto the ate of the

repea! of the )rinane#K

6# /efore us the on! point ure on beha!f of the Pun"ab (oernment $as that the 3ih

Court ha $ron! on!ue that the amenment mae in subsetion


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Constitution, the repea! sha!! not, eept as other$ise proie in the Constitution, affet

the preious operation of the !a$ or anthin u! one or suffere uner the !a$#

Aorin to Mr# 8rfan Gair, sine at the time of repea! of )rinane E8* of 19;;, the

perio speifie in subsetion


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K65A# Repea! of At makin tetua! amenment in At or Reu!ation# KD >here an

Centra! At or Reu!ation mae after the ommenement of this At repea!s an

enatment b $hih the tet of an Centra! At or Reu!ation $as amene b the

epress omission, insertion or substitution of an matter, then, un!ess a ifferent

intention appears, the repea! sha!! not affet the ontinuane of an suh amenment

mae b the enatment so repea!e an in operation at the time of suh repea!:D

9# A p!ain reain of the aboe setion 65A sho$s that $hen an amenin At, $herebthe tet of a Centra! At or Reu!ation $as amene, is repea!e, then, un!ess a ifferent

intention appears, the repea! is not to affet the ontinuane of an suh amenment

mae b the amenin enatment so repea!e# 8n other $ors, the effet of aboe

setion 65A of the (enera! C!auses At is that, in spite of the repea! of an amenin At,

the amenment, if it $as in the tet of an At or Reu!ation, $as to ontinue#

10# Mr# 8rfan Gair has not been ab!e to press into serie the aboe setion 65A in the

ase in han, as it is $e!!5sett!e proposition of !a$ that (enera! C!auses At annot be

use in ai $hi!e onstruin a Constitutiona! proision in the absene of makin the

same app!iab!e throuh a Constitutiona! proision, as it $as proie in Arti!e 219 of

the !ate Constitution of 8s!ami Repub!i of Pakistan, 19?6, $hih proies as uner:

K219


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K8t $i!! be seen that this Arti!e intene to make proision for emeren or temporar

!eis!ation at an time $hen the Proinia! Assemb! stans isso!e or is not in

session, an it is for this reason that !ause


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>e ma a!so refer to the fo!!o$in obseration of the Pri Couni! in the ase of

(ooerham an >orts t# # Canaian /roaastin Corporation


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Pae56@0 K8n the first p!ae, an outriht repea! $i!! estro the effetieness of the

repea!e At in future, an operate to estro inhoate rihts epenent on it, as a

enera! ru!e# 8n man ases, ho$eer, $here statutes are repea!e, the ontinue to be

the !a$ of the perio urin $hih the $ere in fore $ith referene to numerousmatters#K

Ma$e!! 12th +ition has ea!t $ith the effet of repea! as uner:5

Pae 16# K&he ommon !a$ ru!e is that if an At epire or $as repea!e it $as

reare, in the absene of proision to the ontrar, as hain neer eiste, eept as

to matters an transations past an !ose# >here, therefore, a pena! !a$ $as broken,

the offener ou! not be punishe uner it if it epire before he $as onite,

a!thouh the proseution bean $hi!e the At $as sti!! in fore#K

1@# >e ma state that, if $e $ere to aept Mr# 8rfan GairDs aboe ontention, the same

$ou! be io!atie of Arti!e ;9 of the Constitution, $hih enisaes that, if an )rinane

of the tpe in issue is not approe b both the 3ouses before the epir of four months

from its promu!ation, the same sha!! stan repea!e# &he aboe !ear Constitutiona!

manate annot be efeate b pressin into serie an ru!e of onstrution of statutes

or a proision of a statute $hih annot be presse in ai $hi!e onstruin a

Constitutiona! proision# >e ma further obsere that our Constitution is a $rittenConstitution base on -eera! Sstem# 8t enisaes traheotom of po$ers bet$een the

three !imbs of the State i#e# the eis!ature, the +eutie an the 'uiiar# 8n the aboe

po!itia! set up the po$er to !eis!ate is este in the par!iament# 3o$eer, Arti!e ;9 of

the Constitution empo$ers the Presient to promu!ate an )rinane $hen the ationa!

Assemb! is not in Session or stans isso!e an he


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not re"ete b the par!iament ear!ier or $ithra$n b the Presient in terms of

sub5!ause


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