*Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed will decide on the size of the bench that wouldhear the review petition against the judgement in the Justice Qazi Faez Isacase, the Supreme Court said Monday.*
Justice Umar Ata Bandial read the verdict that was reserved on December 10.
Justice Isa, his wife Sarina Isa and members of bar councils had challengedthe hearing of review petition by a six-member bench. They said that alarger bench heard the case.
The court, in its order, said that the chief justice has the authority tomake a bench to hear review petitions. The chief justice can constitute alarger bench or allow the same one to take up the review petitions, itsaid, adding that the judge who authored the original judgement must beincluded in the bench.
If the judge that authored the judgement remains unavailable, then thejudge who agreed to the judgment shall be included in the review bench, thecourt ruled.
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Justice Isa and his wife had challenged the Supreme Court’s order on thepresidential reference seeking the removal of the Supreme Court judge forfailing to disclose the foreign properties of his family members in hiswealth statement.
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