SC adjourns hearing of Constitutional Amendment case for 3 weeks

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has issued notices to the parties on petitions against the 26th Constitutional Amendment.

An 8-member constitutional bench, headed by Justice Aminuddin Khan, heard the petitions, with special arrangements made for the session.

The bench hearing more than 20 petitions against the 26th Constitutional Amendment will consist of Justice Aminuddin Khan, Justice Aminuddin Khan, Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, and Justice Ayesha Malik.

Justice Hassan Azhar Rizvi, Justice Musarrat Hilali, Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan, and Justice Shahid Bilal Hassan will also be part of the bench.

Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar remarked that the matter of the full court can go to the Chief Justice.

Justice Aisha Malik said that there was no ban on forming a full court. Lawyer Faisal Siddiqui said that the 26th Constitutional Amendment was against the principle of distribution of powers.

Lawyer applicant said representation in the Senate of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa is not complete, there were Senate elections still living.

The Supreme Court adjourned the hearing for three weeks, issuing notices to the parties on the request for the 26th Constitutional Amendment, the formation of the Full Court and the broadcast of the judicial proceedings directly.

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