The Bench of the chief justice of Pakistan Bandial delisted, hearing of today’s cases cancelled
ISLAMABAD: The registrar of the Supreme Court of Pakistan delisted the SC bench headed by the chief justice of Pakistan Umar Ata Bandial and cancelled hearing of cases.
The Registrar of the apex court said that the bench of the CJP was delisted due to his non-availability on Wednesday.
The latest media reports shows that the delisted bench led by the CJP will not hear the cases.
The Registrar also cancelled hearing of cases by the Bench No. 2, comprising Justice Sardar Masood Khosa and Justice Shahid Waheed.
According to the preliminary cause list, 12 cases were scheduled for hearing before the delisted bench today. This sudden development left many lawyers and litigants bewildered.
Moreover, bench number two of the Supreme Court, consisting of Justice Sardar Tariq Masood and Justice Shahid Waheed, has also had its cause list canceled.
In response, a new bench, comprising of Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan and Justice Aminuddin Khan, has been formed to hear all the cases that were previously scheduled before bench number two.
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