A full court would hear an application against the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Act 2023 — a bill that required the formation of benches on constitutional matters of public importance by a committee of three senior judges — on Monday (tomorrow), according to the cause list issued on Sunday. Newly sworn-in Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa would preside over the larger bench.
The top judge took the decision after taking oath as the 29th CJP of Pakistan.
The full court comprises CJP Isa, Justice Sardar Tariq Masood, Justice Ijazul Ahsan, Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, Justice Munib Akhtar, Justice Yahya Afridi, Justice Aminuddin Khan, Justice Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi, Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Justice Ayesha A Malik, Justice Athar Minallah, Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi, Justice Shahid Waheed, and Justice Musarrat Hilali.
An eight-judge bench headed by the outgoing CJP suspended the enforcement of the Supreme Court (Practice & Procedure) Act, 2023, on April 13
