ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has released the cause list of 34 cases for hearing by a constitutional bench led by Justice Aminuddin Khan from November 14 to November 15.
According to the cause list issued by the Supreme Court, cases related to environmental pollution, including one dating back to 1993, were set for hearing.
The constitutional bench will also hear an appeal regarding the rejection of a petition challenging the appointment of Qazi Faez Isa as Chief Justice of the Balochistan High Court.
Moreover, the agenda includes a petition to reschedule the 2024 general election from February to the first week of March. Other high-profile cases include a petition seeking the disqualification of lawmakers with overseas assets and businesses, a motion requesting a ban on civil servants marrying foreign nationals, and a challenge to legislation passed by the Pakistan Democratic Movement (PDM) government.
Among the cases slated for hearing are a suo motu notice on overseas Pakistani bank accounts and a petition by Mohammad Ali Durrani seeking the repatriation of national assets allegedly held abroad.
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Gender-related cases are also on the docket, including harassment claims involving Ali Zafar and Meesha Shafi and a suo motu case on the private use of Islamabad’s Convention Centre — initiated by former Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa.
The bench will also deliberate on cases related to the jurisdiction of Gilgit-Baltistan courts and various petitions by Khawaja Asif concerning energy projects.
The constitutional bench is set to hear 18 cases on November 14 and 16 cases on November 15.
The Supreme Court’s committee on constitutional benches earlier decided that a six-member bench would hear these cases, with Justice Ayesha Malik being unavailable.
On November 5, Chief Justice Yahya Afridi chaired the Judicial Commission of Pakistan meeting, which approved formation of the seven-member constitutional bench headed by Justice Aminuddin Khan, following a vote of 7–5 from the 12-member commission in his favour.