In a letter to Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah said he would not participate in the special bench constituted by the committee formed under the SC (Practice and Procedure Act), 2023, for assigning cases.
Raising objection, he said he could not become a part of the bench for the same reasons that he mentioned in his September 23 letter to the secretary of the committee.
In the earlier letter, the senior puisne judge had expressed concerns over the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure Act), 2023, that deals with the affairs of the top court including the formation of benches.
The ordinance, promulgated in September this year, empowers the chief justice to nominate a judge of his choice in the committee that constitutes the benches. As per the ordinance, the body will comprise the chief justice, the most senior judge after the CJP and the judge nominated by Justice Isa.
