ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Bar Council on Wednesday announced strike on Thursday (tomorrow) against Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Umar Ata Bandial’s decision of forming eight-member Supreme Court bench to hear petitions against the Supreme Court Practice and Procedure Bill on April 13.
The SC bench, headed by CJP Umar Ata Bandial, is composed of Justice Ijazul Ahsan, Justice Muneeb Akhtar, Justice Mazahir Naqvi, Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Justice Ayesha Malik, Justice Hasan Azhar Rizvi, and Justice Shahid Waheed.
Pakistan Bar Council Chairman Hassan Raza Pasha announced the decision of the bar during a programme of the private TV channel. He said that the lawyers will not appear before the courts tomorrow (Thursday) against the decision of the CJP Bandial. He said that the senior judges of the Supreme Court should also be included in the bench constituted to hear pleas against the SC bill.
Here is the image of the notification issued by the Supreme Court Registrar Ishrat Ali.
The Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Bill 2023 was passed by a joint session of Parliament, chaired by National Assembly Speaker Raja Pervez Ashraf, amidst protests by PTI senators holding placards and shouting slogans against the PDM-led Shehbaz Sharif government.
Law Minister Azam Nazir Tarar presented the Bill and the joint session rejected the proposal by Jamaat-e-Islami Senator Mushtaq Ghani. The session has been adjourned until May 15 at 4 pm.
