ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has constituted a 17-member larger bench to hear an appeal seeking review of certain aspects of its verdict over the annulled National Reconciliation Ordinance from April 11.
The bench headed by the Chief Justice and comprising all the available judges of the apex Court will also resume hearing of a set of pleas challenging various amendments made in the Constitution through 18th Amendment from April 18.
Notices have been issued to all the parties concerned.
The NRO review had been moved by the Federation.
A larger bench in the December 2009 had declared the NRO as void ab initio and unconstitutional piece of legislation. The vires of the NRO were questioned by Dr Mobashir Hassan.
The Chief Justice also constituted a Shariat Appellate Bench to hear Criminal Shariat Appeals, petitions, Jail Shariat petitions, Criminal Shariat review petitions and Civil Shariat Appeals from March 25.
However, the composition of the Bench will be announced later.
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