“Judicial overreach”
I could not agree with Ahrar Ahmad as to his contention of "judicial over-reach", published in The Daily Star on September 04, 2010. Constitutionally, the Supreme Court has authority to interpret or declare any law unconstitutional, if it so appears. Mr Ahmad may minutely go through the verdicts regarding 5th and 7th amendments. The Court has not passed any law. The parliamentary commission has already started to work towards re-writing the constitution as per the judgments. Yes, it's parliament which enacts law or amends constitution, but the Apex Court has the inherent authority to interpret or correct the same in accordance with the provisions of the Constitution, as it is also in the United States and other democratic countries.
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