SC bench headed by CJP Bandial delisted

ISLAMABAD:On Wednesday, the Supreme Court bench that Justice Umar Ata Bandial, the Chief Justice of Pakistan, presided over was delisted. A list of denotifying causes was published by the Registrar’s Office. The notification stated, “All the cases scheduled for hearing before the bench have also been delisted.” Justice Jamal Mandukhel and Justice Athar Minullah were on the bench, and they were to hear 12 cases. The Supreme Court spokesperson, meanwhile, put any suspicions of foul play to rest by declaring that “Bench One has been delisted due to the Chief Justice of Pakistan’s unavailability.

“Chief Justice Umar Atta Bandyal could not come to the Supreme Court due to ill health. A doctor examined the Chief Justice at his residence. The security squad that was to bring the Chief Justice to the Supreme Court was also sent back.”

The Registrar’s Office, in the meantime, also announced three benches who would hearing the cases today. The Bench number 2 would comprise Justice Ijazul Ahsan, Justice Aminuddin Khan; Bench number 3 would include Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, Justice Ayesha Malik and Justice Shahid Waheed, while Bench 4 would have Justice Muneeb Akhtar and Justice Mazahir Ali Akbar Naqvi.