SC dismisses govt’s review petition against NRO verdict

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday dismissed the government’s review petition against its ruling declaring the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) illegal, DawnNews reported.
The apex court ruled that the government could not make a case for reviewing the judgment.
The petition was heard by a 17-judge full court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry.
The NRO was struck down by a Supreme Court verdict on December 16, 2009.
The bench directed the authorities concerned to comply with its earlier detailed order on the issue in letter and spirit and without any delay.
Prominent lawyer and Pakistan People’s Party leader Aitzaz Ahsan told journalists outside the court building that the government was bound to implement the orders, adding that, the president, however, had immunity.
Moreover, Yaseen Azad, president of the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), was of the view that the verdict should be implemented according to the court’s directions.
The court knows how to get its orders implemented, he added.