ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court’s Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan stated on Tuesday that the Supreme Court (Practise and Procedure) Act 2023 was an attempt to impede the supreme court’s independence. The highest court judge made the comment while hearing arguments against a SC bill that sought to limit the chief judge of the nation’s discretionary powers.
All 15 Supreme Court justices, including Justices Sardar Tariq Masood, Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan, Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, Justice Munib Akhtar, Justice Yahya Afridi, Justice Aminuddin Khan, Justice Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi, Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhel, Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Justice Ayesha A. Malik, Justice Athar Minallah, Justice Syed Has On state-run PTV, the hearing was televised live. CJP Isa said during yesterday’s session that the law was passed by parliament with “good intentions.” The CJP had also made a suggestion that they might try to finish the session today.