Two senior judges write CJP to raise 26th amendment case in full court

Islamabad: Two senior judges of the Supreme Court Justice Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice Muneeb Akhtar have written a letter to the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi for the full court bench on the 26th constitutional amendment this week.

The letter said that it was decided in the October 31 committee meeting that the 26th Amendment case would be referred to the full court that would hear the case on November 4. Despite the committee's decision, no cause list was issued. The two senior judges had demanded the Chief Justice to convene a committee meeting on October 31.

In the text of the letter written to the Chief Justice, it was stated that when the Chief Justice did not call the meeting, we, judges, called the meeting under Section II and two judges decided in the meeting that the case against the 26th amendment will be heard by the full court on November 4.

The letter further said that petitions against the 26th Amendment should be taken up before the Full Court this week. The two judges also directed the registrar to publish the meeting minutes of October 31 on the website.

It is pertinent to note that the Supreme Court Amendment Practice and Procedure Ordinance 2024 came into force after the signature of President Asif Zardari on September 20.