ISLAMABAD: An eight-member larger bench led by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial will hear constitutional petitions against Supreme Court (SC) Practice and Procedure Bill today. CJP-led larger bench will hear constitutional petitions against Supreme Court (SC) Practice and Procedure Bill. Petitions sought nullification of bill.

Justice Ijazul Ahsan, Justice Muneeb Akhtar, Justice Shahid Waheed, Justice Muzahir Ali Akbar Naqvi, Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Justice Ayesha Malik and Justice Syed Hassan Azhar Rizvi were included in bench.

Amid strong protests by Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf lawmakers, Joint Sitting of Parliament passed Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Bill 2023, which aims to curtail suo motu powers of office of chief justice of Pakistan.

Earlier today, Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Act, which aims to curtail suo motu powers of Chief Justice of Pakistan has been challenged in Lahore High Court. Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Act was challenged by citizen named Mashkoor Hussain through his lawyer Nadeem Sarwar in LHC.

After approval from both Senate and National Assembly Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Bill has become an act, plea said and added that right to appeal in suo moto cases is against constitution.

Published in The Daily National Courier, April, 13 2023

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