IHC judges seek SC intervention on 27th Amendment

IHC judges seek SC intervention on 27th Amendment

Four Islamabad High Court (IHC) judges have decided to approach the Supreme Court against the recently introduced 27th Amendment and a draft petition in this regard, invoking the original jurisdiction of the top court under Article 184(3), has already been prepared. According to the draft petition prepared and forwarded to the Supreme Court, the petitioners include Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani, Justice Babar Sattar, Justice Sardar Ejaz Ishaq Kha…

Four IHC judges move SC against 27th Amendment

ISLAMABAD: Four judges of the Islamabad High Court challenged the 27th Amendment in the Supreme Court, saying the creation of the Federal Constitutional Court, as a separate and distinct judicial forum comprising “handpicked judges”, constitutes a “major assault” on the independence of the judiciary. The IHC judges – Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani, Justice Babar Sattar, Justice Sardar Ejaz Ishaq Khan, and Justice Saman Rafat Imitiaz– on Thursday f…