EDINBURGH: A British judge on Wednesday ruled in favour of Boris Johnson’s decision to suspend parliament in a move that will provide some respite for the beleaguered prime minister.
Judge Raymond Doherty at the Court of Session in Edinburgh, Scotland’s highest court, rejected a legal challenge by Johnson’s opponents -- one of three before the courts. "This is political territory and decision-making, which cannot be measured by legal standards, but only by political judgements," Doherty said in his ruling.
"I do not accept the submission that the prorogation contravenes the rule of law," the judge said. Joanna Cherry, an MP for the Scottish National Party (SNP), who was one of the people behind the challenge, said the judge had ruled that the court could not pronounce itself on the exercise of government’s power to suspend parliament.
"Seems we have lost," she tweeted. Lawyer Jolyon Maugham, who also supported the challenge, said: "The idea that if the PM suspends parliament, the court can’t get involved, looses some ugly demons. "If he can do it for 34 days why not 34 weeks or 34 months? Where does this political power end?" he wrote. Johnson’s decision last week to drastically reduce the number of days parliament can sit before the current date of Brexit on October 31 caused widespread outrage.
JUI-F filed a petition through advocate Kamran Murtaza
New data from 187 countries shows that the estimated number of deaths from viral hepatitis increased from 1.1 million...
APTMA also drew the attention of the finance minister toward high taxes and persistent delays in refunds have squeezed...
The guard appeared at the Westminster Magistrates Court on Wednesday afternoon with his lawyer Moeen Khan
Ogra determines the natural gas tariff for domestic sector consumers and LNG price separately for power sector
The chief minister directed prompt completion of the Lahore Ring Road SL-3 project and urged immediate action