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Summary A four-member SC bench will hear the case of delay in judges’ appointment today.
The Supreme Court (SC) will start hearing today a petition filed by Nadeem Ahmad Advocate against government for not issuing notifications of confirmation of judges of the Supreme Court and Islamabad High Court.
A four-member larger bench of the Supreme Court will hear the case.
Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui and Justice Noorul Hassan are retiring today and the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) had approved the appointment of new judges but the government did not issue notification.
