CJP Bandial to hear curative review reference against Justice Isa
Pakistan
Court will hear govt plea seeking revocation of reference against Justice Isa
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Supreme Court (SC) on Saturday fixed a plea against objections on curative review reference against SC judge Justice Qazi Faez Isa for hearing on Monday (April 10).
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial would hear the plea. On the other hand, the court would also hear the federal government’s plea seeking revocation of curative review reference against Justice Isa on April 10.
Earlier, Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif had ordered to withdraw the curative review reference against Justice Isa. The PM directed the law minister to withdraw the reference as the government had decided not to pursue it. He said Justice Isa and his family were harassed and defamed through the reference.
Mr Sharif claimed that the reference was moved by a "vengeful Imran Niazi" against an honest judge. It was an attack on the independence of the judiciary and a nefarious conspiracy to divide the institution, he said. Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) and allies had condemned the reference, he added.
He said Mr Khan misused the constitutional office of the president for filing the reference.
Lawyers' organisations, including the Pakistan Bar Council, had also opposed the reference and the PML-N appreciated their gesture.
