ISLAMABAD: The Chief Justice of Pakistan has
constituted a full
bench to
hear the constitutional
petitions challenging the presidential
reference filed
against senior Judge of the Supreme Court Justice
Qazi Faez Isa, Geo News reported on Friday.Headed by Justice Umar Atta Bandial, the
bench will comprise 10 judges of the apex court.Members of the Supreme Judicial Council including Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa, Justice Gulzar, Justice Mushir ALam, Justice Sardar Tariq and Justice Ijazul Ahsan are not part of the bench.The
bench is scheduled to
hear the
petitions on September 24 at 1:00 pm.A seven-judge
bench of the apex court had dissolved after Munir A. Malik, the counsel for
Qazi Faez Isa, had raised objection and requested the court to constitute a new bench.The government in
reference against Justice
Qazi Faez Isa believes that the honourable judge appears to have committed gross misconduct and is liable to be removed upon the recommendations of SJC.
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