Judges differ over time allowed to govt counsel in Isa case - Pakistan

A ten-member bench, headed by Justice Umar Ata Bandial, was hearing the review petitions filed in the case. — Photo courtesy Supreme Court website/File
ISLAMABAD: Judges of the Supreme Court on Thursday exchanged harsh words and one of them even left the courtroom as three of the judges differed over allowing government’s counsel ample time for arguments in Justice Qazi Faez Isa’s case.
The unseemly episode took place when a 10-member bench, headed by Justice Umar Ata Bandial, was hearing review petitions filed in the case.
During the proceedings, when government’s counsel Additional Attorney Gene­ral Aamir Rehman was explaining at length the presidential reference filed against the sitting apex court judge, Justice Maqbool Baqar interrupted him and advised him to be brief because the court had repeatedly asked Justice Isa and his spouse to conclude their arguments as early as possible due to paucity of time; therefore, he too should not take too much time.

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