Aaj TV English News - Pakistan https://english.aaj.tv/ Aaj TV English en-Us Copyright 2026 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 04:13:13 +0500 Thu, 09 Apr 2026 04:13:13 +0500 60 CJP takes suo motu notice of IHC judges’ letter https://english.aaj.tv/news/30356715/cjp-takes-suo-motu-notice-of-ihc-judges-letter <p><strong>In a surprise move on Sunday, the Supreme Court of Pakistan took suo-motu notice of the letter by the six judges of the Islamabad High Court on Monday and formed a larger bench to hear the case.</strong></p> <p>The seven-member bench will be headed Justice Qazi Faez Isa.</p> <p>The bench also includes Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, Justice Jamal Mandokhail, Justice Yahya Afridi, Justice Musarrat Hilali, Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Naeem Afghan.</p> <p>The notice comes soon after the government set up a <a href="https://www.aajenglish.tv/news/30356493/ex-cjp-tassaduq-hussain-jillani-to-lead-inquiry-comission-on-the-judges-letter">judicial commission</a> under Justice (r) Tassaduq Hussain Jilani to probe the allegations made by the IHC judges.</p> <p> <figure class='media sm:w-1/3 w-full media--right media--embed media--uneven'> <div class='media__item media__item--newskitlink '> <iframe class="nk-iframe" onload="setInterval(()=>{try{this.style.height=this.contentWindow.document.body.scrollHeight+'px';}catch{}}, 100)" width="100%" frameborder="0" scrolling="no" style="height:400px;position:relative" src="https://www.aajenglish.tv/news/card/30356060" sandbox="allow-same-origin allow-scripts allow-popups allow-modals allow-forms"></iframe></div> </figure></p> <p>The commission had been formed after CJP Isa and Justice Mansoor Ali Shah met Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Law Minister Azam Tarar.</p> <p>Prior to the meeting, a full court meeting had taken place in the Supreme Court as well.</p> <p>However, over 300 lawyers across the country had asked the SC to take suo motu notice of the matter under Article 184(3) calling it a matter of public importance.</p> In a surprise move on Sunday, the Supreme Court of Pakistan took suo-motu notice of the letter by the six judges of the Islamabad High Court on Monday and formed a larger bench to hear the case.

The seven-member bench will be headed Justice Qazi Faez Isa.

The bench also includes Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, Justice Jamal Mandokhail, Justice Yahya Afridi, Justice Musarrat Hilali, Justice Athar Minallah and Justice Naeem Afghan.

The notice comes soon after the government set up a judicial commission under Justice (r) Tassaduq Hussain Jilani to probe the allegations made by the IHC judges.

The commission had been formed after CJP Isa and Justice Mansoor Ali Shah met Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Law Minister Azam Tarar.

Prior to the meeting, a full court meeting had taken place in the Supreme Court as well.

However, over 300 lawyers across the country had asked the SC to take suo motu notice of the matter under Article 184(3) calling it a matter of public importance.

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