Following the new law, revision appeals can be heard by a larger bench than the decision-making bench.


Islamabad: Supreme Court will hear the petitions filed against ‘Supreme Court Review of Orders and Judgments Act’ on Wednesday (today).
According to details, a three-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Atta Bandial comprising Justice Ijaz-ul-Ahsan and Justice Muneeb Akhtar will hear the case at 11:30 am.
The petitioners have requested the Supreme Court to declare the Review of Orders and Judgments Act null and void while the court had already refused it.
Notable earlier on May 29, a gazette notification was issued for the implementation of Supreme Court Review of Orders and Judgments Act, 2023.
Following the new law, revision appeals can be filed within 60 days of decisions under Section 184/3 and it will be heard by a larger bench than the decision-making bench. However, in the past, a review petition was heard by the same bench that passed the judgment.
The scope of revision petition will now be the same as that of an appeal as per new law.

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