SCBA for considering public perception in Isa case
Say non-inclusion of dissenting judges could be seen as silencing of dissenting voices
Supreme Court Judge Justice Qazi Faez Isa. PHOTO: FILE
ISLAMABAD:
The Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) has contended that if a bench – not including dissenting judges – heard the review petitions in Justice Qazi Faez Isa case then such adjudication would give rise to a perception that the dissident judicial voices are being silenced. This naturally raises questions of transparency and impartiality, whether well-founded or ill-founded. Transparency and impartiality occupy a central place in the adjudicative arena,” said SCBA President Lateef Afridi in his written arguments submitted to the Supreme Court.