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Justice Aminuddin urges parliament to add right to appeal in military trials
['Nasir Iqbal', 'Images Staff', 'Zahid Hussain', 'Muddassir Rizvi', 'Mahir Ali', 'Branko Brkic', 'Arifa Noor']
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Justice Khan explained that this deficiency required legislative intervention, urging parliament to do the needful in 45 days.
According to Justice Khan, the Constitutional Bench had referred the matter to parliament for the enactment of appropriate amendments, with the expectation that such institutional deference would be accorded due respect.
Justice Khan observed that a fair trial demanded that the forum should be fair, impartial, and governed by transparent rules.
It cannot be deployed to insert qualifications or restrictions into clear constitutional provisions, he observed.
Article 175(3) is not offended by the existence or operation of military courts within their legal remit.
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