ISLAMABAD (Pakistan Post) Supreme Court Justice Ayesha A. Malik withdraws from the case concerning the constitutionality of the Customs Act. The constitutional bench held a hearing on Monday regarding the constitutionality of the Customs Act. The hearing was held by the constitutional bench, which was presided over by Justice Amin-ud-din Khan. Justice Ayesha A. Malik stated that she will provide justification for her recusal and that she is unable to hear the case. The attorney general asked that the case be postponed for a week. According to Barrister Salahuddin Ahmed, this matter is highly contentious. Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan subsequently stated that the bench could schedule the case for tomorrow’s hearing. The Supreme Court formed a full court earlier in the day, broadcast live court proceedings, and sent notices on petitions against the 26th Constitutional Amendment. An eight-member constitutional bench headed by Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan and including Justices Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Ayesha Malik, Hassan Azhar Rizvi, Musarat Hilali, Naeem Akhtar Afghan and Shahid Bilal is hearing the petitions. At the outset of proceedings, advocates Hamid Khan and Faisal Siddiqui came to the rostrum and requested to form a full court to hear the case. Justice Ayesha remarked that there is no restriction on forming a
