Full court to resume hearing pleas against SC procedure law today

The state television is all set to live broadcast the hearing of the closely followed case from Court­room No.1

By Abdul Qayyum Siddiqui
October 03, 2023
The Supreme Court of Pakistan building can be seen in this picture. — AFP/File
The Supreme Court of Pakistan building can be seen in this picture. — AFP/File

ISLAMABAD: A full court bench — headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa and comprising all 15 judges of the Supreme Court — will resume hearing petitions challenging the SC (Practice and Procedure) Act today (Tuesday), reports Geo News.

The state television is all set to live broadcast the hearing of the closely followed case from Court­room No.1. The hearing will begin at 9:30am. The full court bench is headed by CJP Isa and includes Justice Sardar Tariq Masood, Justice Ijazul Ahsan, Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, Justice Munib Akhtar, Justice Yahya Afridi, Justice Aminuddin Khan, Justice Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi, Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhel, Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Justice Ayesha A. Malik, Justice Athar Minallah, Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi, Justice Shahid Waheed and Justice Musarrat Hilali.

At the last hearing, the apex court’s full court had sought replies from all parties by September 25. However, the federal government submitted its written submission on September 28 as Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) Mansoor Usman Awan was out of the country in connection with a case.