ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court will take up the request of Justice Qazi Faez Isa which is seeking a larger bench to review a majority judgement in the presidential reference against him. In June, the Supreme Court had dismissed the presidential reference which sought action against Justice Isa for non-disclosure of family members’ properties in his wealth statement. Justice Isa contested the allegation, saying he is not a beneficial owner of the flats — neither directly nor indirectly. Justice Isa then approached the apex court, seeking a review of the decision. The petitioners had contended that the three judges — Justice Maqbool Baqar, Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice Yahya Afridi — who wrote dissenting notes in the detailed reasons should not be excluded from the bench hearing the review petitions.

Source: Pakistan Today February 28, 2021 12:11 UTC