Judges’ Transfer Case: 5 IHC Judges File Plea Challenging Fixing of Intra-Court Appeal Before FCC

Judges’ transfer case: 5 IHC judges file plea challenging fixing of intra-court appeal before FCC

Significant progress was reported on Saturday in the ongoing litigation over the transfer of judges, as five judges of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) filed a miscellaneous petition before the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) challenging the transfer of their intra-court appeal from the Supreme Court to the former. The application was filed by IHC’s Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani, Justice Babar Sattar, Justice Sardar Ejaz Ishaq Khan, Justice Sama…

Five IHC judges challenge transfer of appeal to new FCC

Five sitting judges of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) have filed a petition challenging the transfer of their intra-court appeal (ICA) to the newly created Federal

Five IHC Judges Challenge Hearing Of Plea By FCC

(From left to right) IHC’s Justice Babar Sattar, Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kiyani, Justice Sardar Ejaz Ishaq Khan, Justice Saman Riffat and Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri. — IHC website/File Application says case does not fall under Articles 175E, 175F. Petition questions validity of 27th Amendment framework. Bench argues FCC can’t rule on constitutionality of its own creation. ISLAMABAD: Five sitting judges of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) have …

Federal Constitutional Court set to hear ICA filed by 5 IHC judges

ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) is set to hear on Monday an Intra-Court Appeal (ICA) filed by five judges of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) against the Supreme Court’s judgment on transfer of judges to the IHC. A six-judge bench, headed by Amin-ud-Din Khan, and comprising Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi, Justice Ali Baqar Najafi, Justice Muhammad Karim Khan Agha, Justice Rozi Khan Barrech, and Justice Arshad Hussain Shah, will h…

IHC Judges Challenge FCC Hearing on Intra-Court Appeal

IHC Judges Challenge FCC Hearing on Intra-Court Appeal has become one of the most-searched legal developments today as five Islamabad High Court judges move against the decision to place their intra-court appeal before the Federal Constitutional Court. The judges say the move violates the Constitution and threatens judicial independence. Judges File Petition Against FCC Move Five Islamabad High Court judges filed a petition to challenge the deci…

IHC judges contest shifting of intra-court appeal to Federal Constitutional Court

ISLAMABAD: Four judges of the Islamabad High Court have filed a petition challenging the decision to move their intra-court appeal from the Supreme Court to the newly formed Federal Constitutional Court (FCC). In their plea, the judges urged that the matter be returned to the Supreme Court, contending that the transfer carried out under the recently enacted 27th Constitutional Amendment rests on a provision they believe contradicts the basic sch…