IHC CJ convenes a full hearing of the court to discuss the allegations made by six IHC judges

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Aamer Farooq of the Islamabad High Court (IHC) has convened a full bench of the bench to address the issue raised by six IHC judges who have written to the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) written in which they allege interference in judicial matters.

According to reliable sources, the full court hearing will begin at 2:30 PM on Tuesday. Earlier, Chief Justice Aamer Farooq had asked all judges of the IHC for proposals.

Sources familiar with the matter indicated that the Chief Justice of the IHC, led by the Supreme Court, had asked the judges to submit their proposals by Monday, April 22. In addition, proposals were also sought from the district and sessions judges of Islamabad.

The decision to convene the full bench of the court followed the submission of recommendations by the judges, the sources said.

It is worth mentioning that on April 1, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Qazi Faez Isa took suo moto notice of the letter written by IHC judges alleging interference by intelligence agencies in judicial matters.

This development took place following a letter written by senior IHC judges, including Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kiyani, Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri, Justice Baqir Sattar, Justice Sardar Ejaz Ishaq Khan, Justice Arbab Muhammad Tahir and Justice Salman Rafat Imtiaz, addressed to the High Court . Council (SJC).

In their letter, they sought guidance from the SJC on a judge’s responsibilities in reporting and responding to actions by members of the executive branch, including intelligence community agents, that interfere with their official duties and constitute intimidation.

The larger bench of the Supreme Court originally consisted of Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, Justice Yahya Afridi, Justice Jamal Mandokhail, Justice Athar Minallah, Justice Musarrat Hilali and Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan.

However, Justice Yahya Afridi later recused himself from the seven-member bench, suggesting that the Supreme Court should not hear the matter at the judicial level.