SC to hear ex-IHC judge s plea on 17th
Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui has challenged his removal by SJC
ISLAMABAD:
The top court has finally fixed sacked Islamabad High Court (IHC) judge Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui’s petition on May 17 against his removal by the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC).
A five-judge larger bench of the Supreme Court headed by Justice Umar Ata Bandial and comprising Sardar Tariq Masood,
Justice Ijazul Ahsan, Justice Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhel and Justice Sajjad Ali Shah will hear the constitutional petition seeking to set aside a report of the SJC and a notification issued by the law ministry on October 11, 2018.
Bench disposes of case related to news report about uplift funds
Supreme Court Judge Justice Qazi Faez Isa. PHOTO: FILE
ISLAMABAD:
In an unprecedented move, the Supreme Court has ruled that Justice Qazi Faez Isa should not hear cases involving Prime Minister Imran Khan.
“The Hon Chief Justice of Pakistan, therefore, observed that in these circumstances it would not be proper for the Hon Judge to hear the matter considering that he had already filed a petition against the Prime Minister of Pakistan, in his personal capacity. Therefore, to uphold the principle of un-biasness and impartiality, it would be in the interest of justice that the Hon Judge should not hear matters involving the Prime Minister of Pakistan,” says a five-page written order of Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed.