Supreme Court Hears Ex-Judge Siddiqui's Petition Against His Removal Today.

ISLAMABAD -- The Supreme Court of Pakistan will take up today the petition of former judge of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui.

A five-member larger bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Umar Ata Bandial will conduct hearing of Shaukat Siddiqui's petition against the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) recommendations and the federal government notification for his removal on the basis of his speech made at the District Bar Association, Rawalpindi on July 31, 2018.

Shaukat Siddiqui was removed by president of Pakistan subsequent to the Supreme Judicial Council report. He had filed petition under Article 184(3) read with Articles 187 and 190 of Constitution in October 2019, praying that Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) report and notification be set aside and he may be restored as judge of the Islamabad High Court. In his petition, Siddiqui contended that he had been deprived of his constitutional and legal rights including protection under Articles 4, 10A and 25 of Constitution which resulted into the report of SJC and the...