*ISLAMABAD – **New developments have been reported from Supreme Court ofPakistan in Justice Qazi Faiz Isa disqualification reference.*
*The Supreme Court will take up on September 17 the reference seeking thedisqualification of Justice Qazi Faez Isa for hiding his assets. *
The Registrar Office has issued notices to the respondents.
Chief Justice Asif Saeed Khosa has formed a seven-member bench to hear thecase. Justice Umar Ata Bandial will head the bench. Other members includejustices Maqbool Baqar, Manzoor Ahmad Malik, Sardar Tariq Masood, FaisalArab, Ijaul Ahsan, and Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhel.
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Those who have opposed the reference have said that they will seek recusalof two judges. They claim that these two judges will benefit from theremoval of the judge, adding that one will serve as chief justice for sixmonths, while the other judge’s tenure as CJ will be extended.
