Supreme Court to take up pleas against military courts today
Supreme Court to take up pleas against military courts today Larger bench to hear petitions today (Thursday) at 11:45am. Ex-CJP moves SC challenging trials of civilians in military courts. Petition filed under Article 184(3) of the Constitution. On Wednesday, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial established a larger bench with nine members to hear petitions opposing the trial of civilians in military courts. The petitions will be heard today (Thursday) at 11:45 a.m. by the larger bench that is headed by the chief justice. In addition to CJP, the nine-member bench includes Senior Puisne Judge Justice Qazi Faiz Isa, Justice Sardar Tariq Masood, Justice Ijazul Ahsan, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, Justice Muneeb Akhtar, Justice Yahya Afridi, Justice Ayesha Malik, and Justice Mazahir Ali Naqvi. Also on the bench are Justices Ijazul Ahsan, Mansoor Ali According to The News, a day earlier, former CJP Jawwad S Khawaja had submitted a petition to the Supreme Court challenging the ...