*ISLAMABAD:* The Supreme Court (SC) announced to hear a constitutionalpetition against the appointment of Justice Qazi Faez Isa on April 4, a *reportlink>*saidon Thursday.
A three-judge bench, led by Chief Justice of Pakistan Mian Saqib Nisar,will take up the petition filed by lawyer Riaz Hanif Rahi who challengedthe appointment of the sitting SC judge.
On March 22, while rejecting the registrar office objections, the apexcourt entertained a constitutional petition against the appointment of asitting Supreme Court judge.
“After hearing the appellant in person, the office objection is overruled.Let the constitutional petition be numbered and fixed before the courtwhereby the question of maintainability shall be decided,” the chiefjustice remarked in his written order after hearing an appeal on March 12against the SC registrar office’s objections over a constitutional petition.
Two years ago, Rahi had filed a constitutional petition challenging theappointment of Justice Isa as chief justice of the Balochistan High Courtin August 2009.