ISLAMABAD: Senate Chairman Mian Raza Rabbani on Thursday said that print media attributed an observ
ation made during the proceedings of the Supreme Court in a suo moto case regarding illegal transplant
ation of kidney, wherein, it was observed that, “They cannot force the Parliament to make legisl
ation but can point out flows in any law.”
The Parliament enacted a law back in 2010, after extensive consult
ation with all stakeholders, for The Transplant
ation of Human Organs & Tissues Act, 2010. The said law was passed by the National Assembly on November 12, 2009, by the Senate on February 10, 2010 and received the president’s assent on March 18, 2010.
Through the said law, a mechanism was provided to check illegal transplant
ation of human organs and penal provisions were provided for commercial dealings in human organs. The law
also delegated rule making power t
o the executive.
Recently, an amending Bill titled The Transplant
ation of Human Organs & Tissues (Amendment) Bill, 2017 was passed by the National Assembly and forwarded t
o the Senate which will be taken up in the next session of Senate commencing from March 5, 2018.
The above factual position reflects that the Parliament is cognisant of the issues being faced by the pu
blic at large and performs its legislative role to provide laws t
o the executive for implementation; furthermore, laws remain under re
view of the Parliament and are accordingly amended in order to address the existing/evolving realities.
It is true that the Parliament cannot be forced to legislate but it is
also correct that the Parliament is performing its role of legisl
ation and effective oversight.
Published in Daily Times, March 2nd 2018.
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