SC to hear review petitions of Justice Isa today.

ISLAMABAD -- A 10-member larger bench of the Supreme Court will today conduct hearing of review petitions of Justice Qazi Faez Isa and others against the Presidential Reference.

A six-member larger bench of the apex court headed by Justice Umar Ata Bandial on February 22 had announced its reserved judgment with the 5-1 majority on the composition of the bench for hearing the review petitions while Justice Manzoor Ahmad Malik had disagreed.

The bench had referred the matter to Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Gulzar Ahamd for constituting the larger bench.

Then, Justice Gulzar Ahmed constituted the 10-member bench, headed by Justice Umar Ata Bandial and comprising Justice Maqbool Baqar, Justice Manzoor Ahmed Malik, Justice Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhel, Justice Sajjad Ali Shah, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, Justice Yahya Afridi and Justice Qazi Muhammad Amin Ahmed and Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan.

The petitioners have been directed to file six more set of paper-books along with each and every documents filed by them in the review petitions within two days.

President Arif Alvi had filed the reference against Justice Faez. It was alleged in the reference that Justice Qazi Faez he had acquired three properties in London on lease in the name of his wife and children...

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