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ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Atta Bandial on Thursday said that the government should consult the Supreme Court regarding legislation related to the judiciary.
The chief justice’s remarks came during the hearing of petitions challenging the constitutionality of the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Act, 2023, a law that aims to curtail the chief justice’s automatic powers.
An 8-member larger bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief Justice Umar Atta Bandial, comprising Justice Ijaz-ul-Ahsan, Justice Muneeb Akhtar, Justice Syed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi, Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Justice Ayesha A. Malik, Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi and Justice Ijaz Al-Ahsan is included. Justice Shahid Waheed heard the petitions.
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