Review petitions: Justice Isa's wife objects to exclusion of 3 judges

ISLAMABAD: Sarina Isa objected to the exclusion of three judges, who wrote dissenting notes, from a bench hearing review petitions against the Supreme Court's judgment on Justice Qazi Faez Isa's petition against the Presidential Reference.

Sarina Isa, the wife of Justice Qazi Faez, on Tuesday wrote to SC Registrar filing a Civil Miscellaneous Application (CMA), urging the apex court not to exclude Justice Maqbool Baqir, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, and Justice Yahya Afridi, from the bench hearing a review petitions against the judgment.

A six-member bench, headed by Justice Umar Ata Bandial, will hear review petitions against the Presidential Reference from November 16.

The three judges are not part of the bench, which will hear the review petitions, while Justice Faisal Arab retired on November 5.

A 10-member bench on 19-06-2020 through a Short Order unanimously quashed the presidential reference and abated the proceedings before the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) against Justice Qazi Faez Isa.

However, the majority (seven judges) directed the Commissioner FBR to issue notices under ITO to the spouse and children of Justice Qazi Faez Isa regarding the acquisition of the three foreign properties.

While the Council was urged to consider the matter by invoking its suo moto powers with or without there being a report filed by the chairman, FBR.

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