ISLAMABAD: Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan has been appointed as the head of the 7-member Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
The decision was taken at the Judicial Commission of Pakistan meeting on Tuesday. Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Yahya Afridi chaired the meeting.
Seven judges of the Supreme Court supported the appointment of Justice Aminuddin Khan as the head of the Constitutional Bench while five judges opposed it.
Justice Amin-ud-din Khan is the fourth senior most judge in the Supreme Court.
Justice Ayesha Malik, Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan, Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Justice Hassan Azhar Rizvi Justice Musarrat Hilali, and Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail will also be part of the Constitutional Bench.
Earlier, Supreme Court Justices Mansoor Ali Shah and Munib Akhtar have formally reached out to Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Khan Afridi, requesting the immediate scheduling of pleas that challenge the recently enacted 26th Constitutional Amendment.
This initiative stems from their roles as members of the committee established under the Supreme Court Practice and Procedure Act of 2023, which is tasked with fixing cases and forming benches.
In their correspondence, the two justices highlighted that the committee had previously decided to schedule a hearing for the constitutional petitions opposing the 26th Amendment during a full court session on November 4.
This decision was communicated promptly on October 31, the same day it was made, yet no cause list was issued to facilitate the hearing as intended.
The letter emphasizes the necessity for the committee’s decision to be upheld in accordance with Section 2(3) of the Practice and Procedure Act, indicating that it must be acted upon.
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