Justice Isa bench case: CJP to hear plea in his chamber on 31st

ISLAMABAD: The Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Gulzar Ahmed, will hear in his chamber on Dec 31, the constitutional petition seeking de-seating of three judges of the apex court from the 10-member full court hearing identical petitions challenging presidential reference filed against Justice Qazi Faez Isa.

Last month, Colonel (retd) Inamur Rahim filed a petition in the apex court under Article 184(3) of the Constitution, challenging the composition of the 10-member full court presently hearing a set of constitutional petitions challenging the presidential reference filed against Justice Qazi Faez Isa for not disclosing foreign assets of his family in his statement.

He submitted that references are still pending against five judges of the apex court out of which three judges are sitting on the 10-member full court, presently hearing petitions, challenging the reference. He prayed to the apex court to de-seat Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Manzoor Ahmed Malik and Justice Mansoor Ali Shah from the full court because a reference under Article 209 is still pending against these three judges in the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC).

The petitioner had made Secretary Supreme Judicial Council (SJC), Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Manzoor Ahmed Malik, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, Justice Ijazul Ahsen and Justice (retd) Azmat Saeed Sheikh as respondents.