The Supreme Court on Wednesday extended for two more months the stay on Monday's historic High Court verdict that declared the fifth amendment to the constitution illegal since the rules from August 15, 1975 to April 9, 1979 were unlawful.
Headed by Chief Justice Syed JR Mudassir Husain, the full bench of SC Appellate Division passed the order after listening to both sides. The Appellate Division also directed the government to file a regular appeal petition. Amir Khasru has more on the story.
