IHC forms bench for NFC case hearing.

ISLAMABAD -- The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Saturday constituted a division bench for hearing of the challenge to the constitution of the National Finance Commission (NFC).

Chief Justice IHC Athar Minallah formed the bench to hear the petition filed by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) lawmaker Khurram Dastgir Khan.

The high court bench will be comprised of Justice Gul Hassan Aurangzeb and Chief Justice Athar Minallah.

Earlier, a single member bench of Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb had sent the case to the chief justice recommending formation of a division bench in view of the importance of the matter.

During last hearing, the single bench had allowed the petitioner to file more documents in the case. It also ordered to make the letter of Sindh chief minister regarding reservations on NFC as part of case record.

The bench had observed that it was a serious matter and also expressed concern over not submission of comments by the Finance Division.

Earlier, the petitioner's counsel argued that the Constitution of Pakistan, explicitly states that...