The Lahore High Court allowed on Tuesday 18 members of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz, who were barred from entering the House, to participate in the Punjab Assembly session.

Justice Shahid Bilal of Lahore High Court announced the reserved verdict on a plea against Punjab Assembly Speaker Sibtain Khan’s decision to ban members for 15 sessions of the legislature for creating ‘hue and cry’ during a session on October 22.

The court inquired whether the speaker would allow the members to participate in the PA session. To this, the lawyer said that the speaker runs the assembly according to the rules.

The court inquired against whom the motion of no-confidence had been submitted. The lawyer informed that the motion was against the chief minister, the speaker and the deputy speaker.

Upon this the judge remarked that he would announce his order shortly and reserved the verdict.

It later ordered that the PML-N members would participate in the motion of no-confidence and can also cast their vote if required.

According to the rules of the Punjab Assembly, no member can be prevented from entering the House for more than 15 days. The ban is for violation of the rules. The PA secretariat has banned the PML-N member for 15 meetings.