Constitutional bench commences pending instances’ listening to



(Clockwise from top left to right) The collage shows Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan, Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Justice Naeem Afghan, Justice Musarrat Hilali and Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi. — SC website/ File
(Clockwise from prime left to proper) The collage reveals Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan, Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Justice Naeem Afghan, Justice Musarrat Hilali and Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi. — SC web site/ File

ISLAMABAD: The six-member constitutional bench began listening to the instances, which have been pending within the Supreme Courtroom for a few years, in Courtroom Room No 3 on Thursday.

Based on the trigger listing for November 14 and 15, the six-member constitutional bench, presided by Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan, would hear 34 instances.

The brand new bench, established beneath the twenty sixth tweak to the structure, is conducting its first listening to at this time.

Eighteen of those instances can be heard by the bench at this time and the remaining 16 can be heard on Friday (tomorrow).

Aside from Justice Amin, the constitutional bench contains Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi, Justice Musarrat Hilali, and Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan.

In view of the unavailability of Justice Ayesha A Malik on November 14 and 15, a related committee had determined {that a} bench comprising all out there judges shall be constituted to proceed with instances on these dates.

The bench will hear environment-related instances together with the one which has been pending with the Supreme Courtroom since 1993 as effectively.

A overview petition in opposition to the dismissal of a case difficult the nomination of Justice Qazi Faez Isa as chief justice of the Balochistan Excessive Courtroom, filed by Riaz Hanif Rai Advocate, may also be heard by the bench.

The bench may also take up a plea in search of a rescheduling of the 2024 elections because it was prayed earlier than the court docket that the elections needs to be held between February and March.

Equally, the constitutional bench may also take up instances associated to pleas in search of disqualification of lawmakers, possessing enterprise and belongings overseas apart from taking on instances associated to pleas in search of a ban on authorities servants for contracting marriages with overseas nationals in addition to suo motu a case taken up by former chief justice Isa concerning use of Standard Centre, Islamabad for personal functions.

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