Supreme Court Forms Five Benches For Next Week

Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar has constituted five benches at the principal seat to hear a number of important cases during the next week starting from Monday (October 16)

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News - 13th Oct, 2017 ) :Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar has constituted five benches at the principal seat to hear a number of important cases during the next week starting from Monday (October 16).

According to the cause list, the first bench comprising Chief Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, Justice Umer Ata Bandial and Justice Faisal Arab would hear the cases including Hanif Abbasi petition against Imran Khan and Jehangir Khan Tareen over offshore companies, Gilgit Baltistan, Supreme Appellate Court Bar Association v.

Federation of Pakistan & others regarding right of the Citizen of Gilgit-Baltistan to be governed through their chosen representatives, Shaheen Air International Ltd. Karachi. v. The Registrar, Supreme Appellate Court, Gilgit-Baltistan & others for declaring the Proceedings initiated in Suo Moto Case No.

02/2009 by the Supreme Appellate Court, Gilgat Baltistan as Illegal, Unconstitutional and Corum Non-Judice and suo moto action regarding non-Functional Tribunals/Administrative Courts on account of Vacancies.

The second bench comprising Justice Asif Saeed Khan Khosa, Justice Mushir Alam and Justice Dost Muhammad Khan would hear cases including suo moto notice regarding tragic incident of civil hospital Quetta, petitions against death sentences and life imprisonment, while the third bench comprised of Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan, Justice Maqbool Baqar and Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan would hear cases including application against the illegal adjustment in Revenue Record Land is being given to Baheria Foundation, filed by Syed Mehmood Akhter Naqvi, matter regarding non-implementation of the order of the court with respect to demarcation of property, Pakistan Electronic Media Regulatory Authority (PEMRA) thr.

Secretary to Authority v. M/s Labbaik (Pvt.) Ltd and others and services matters of government employees. The fourth bench comprised of Justice Gulzar Ahmad and Justice Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhel would hear the cases including NAB bail matters and report of Commission of Justice Molvi Anwar ul Haq former Judge of Lahore High Court regarding Scandle of Billions of Rupees of National Police Foundation Land.

Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed, Justice Qazi Faez Isa and Justice Sajjad Ali Shah formed fifth bench. During the next week, the benches will also take up different criminal, civil cases and suo moto notices, NAB/Ehtesaab cases.

According to cause lists, no adjournment on any ground will be granted and no application for adjournment through fax will be placed before the Court. Furthermore, if the counsel is unable to appear for any reason, the Advocate-on-Record will be required to argue the case.