The Supreme Court (SC) on Tuesday resumed hearing a case pertaining to allegations made by six Islamabad High Court (IHC) judges regarding alleged interference by the country’s security apparatus in judicial matters.
A six-member larger bench headed by CJP Qazi Faez Isa, comprising Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhaill, Justice Athar Minallah, Justice Musarrat Hilali and Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan heard the case.
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Qazi Faez Isa on April 1 took suo moto notice of IHC judges’ letter in which they alleged interference by intelligence agencies in judicial matters.
The hearing
At the outset of the hearing, AGP Awan requested the court for more time to present his arguments as he had not received a copy of the April 30 hearing.
AGP Awan apprised the court that written order of the last hearing is not yet received.
The AGP said that the order must be shown to the prime minister to file government’s reply.
CJP Isa then inquired the counsels of the bar councils and associations how long they would take to present their arguments.
