Supreme Court’s 8-member bench to hear judicial reforms bill on May 2
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan today formed an 8-member bench to hear the Judicial Reforms Bill on May 2 (Tuesday).
Chief Justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial will be the head of the eight-member bench. The Supreme Court, however, has once again ignored the government’s demand to constitute the full court to hear the case.
The court also issued notices to the Attorney General of Pakistan, the Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA), and the Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) in this case.
Meanwhile, the court also issued notices to the nine political parties including PML-N, PPP, PTI, and others.
Importantly, the court had already stopped the implementation of the Judicial Reforms Bill in the last hearing.
Parliament Joint Session under the chair of National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf passed The Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Bill 2023 amid ruckus from PTI senators on April 10.
Law Minister Azam Nazir Tarar presented the Bill. The joint session passed the clause-wise approval of the Supreme Court Practice and Procedure Bill, rejecting the proposal by the Jamaat-e-Islami Senator Mushtaq Ghani.
Many PTI senators protested against the Bill, tore its copies in the House, and raised slogans against the PDM-led Shehbaz Sharif government. The session has been adjourned till May 15.
