The Supreme Court of Pakistan will hear government’s intra-court appeal regarding action against retired judges on Monday.
A five-member Justice Aminuddin Khan-led larger bench will conduct hearing of intra-court appeal filed by the government in Aafia Sher Bano case today. The apex court has already issued notices to parties in the case.
The Supreme Court, in its judgement on March 8, 2019, had ruled that judges who had resigned and got retirement could not be proceeded against in the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC).
The federation and Aafia Sher Bano had filed appeals against that apex court judgement.
A couple of days ago, continuing its ongoing proceedings against Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi, a former judge of the apex court, the Supreme Judicial Council had recorded the statements of seven witnesses.
During the proceedings, Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa remarked that the Supreme Judicial Council would not reach any decision until the Supreme Court’s decisions were made. He also stated that on Mazahar Naqvi’s request, the SJC proceedings were open to the public.
