SC to start issuing one-month causing list in advance
Complaints of misconduct against SC judges declared baseless,
ISLAMABAD_ The Supreme Court would issue the proposed cause list in advance for four weeks falling within the month so the parties may fully prepare their cases and attend proceedings.
In the meeting of the Chief Justice and senior pusine Judge with the elected representatives of the Pakistan Bar Council and Supreme Court Bar Association, the elected representatives requested that the monthly proposed cause list be issued to enable the ASCs, AOR and the parties to fully prepare their cases and to attend the Court, said a press release.
The proposed cause list for the four weeks commencing from Monday, 2 October 2023 has been issued. The proposed cause list is available on the Supreme Court’s website (www.supremecourt.gov.pk), adjustments therein may be requested as mentioned therein.
Complaints of misconduct against former chief justice of Pakistan, Justice ® Umar Ata Bandial and sitting Supreme Court judge, Justice Ijazul Ahsan have been dismissed as baseless, Supreme Court judge, Justice Sardar Tariq Masood dismissed the complaints of misconduct against two judges as baseless.
According to sources, complaints of misconduct were filed against former CJP Bandial and Justice Ahsan by ordinary citizens.
Sources said Justice Masood gave legal opinion on the complaint against both the judges.
Another complaint of misconduct against former chief justice Saqib Nisar was also declared baseless.
It bears mentioning here that earlier this year, the parliament also decided to file a reference against then chief justice on the charge of misconduct.
PPP’s Shazia Sobia Soomro moved a motion to form a special committee to file a reference against then CJP Bandial, and her motion was approved by a majority vote.
