Govt moves SC to withdraw curative review reference against Justice Isa
Last updated on: 01 April,2023 09:51 pm
President Alvi on Friday approved the withdrawal of the reference against top court's judge
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The federal government on Saturday filed a petition in the Supreme Court to withdraw curative review reference against Justice Qazi Faez Isa.
The government said it did not want to pursue the case and pleaded the apex court to allow the withdrawal of the petition against the senior judge.
A day earlier, President Dr Arif Alvi approved the withdrawal of the curative review reference and Civil Miscellaneous Application (CMA) against the judge of Justice Isa.
The president gave the approval on the advice of the prime minister in accordance with Article 48 of the Constitution. Dr Alvi also signed his power of attorney in favour of Advocate Supreme Court Anees Ahmed Shehzad.