- The SC registrar confirms the development in a letter to the SCBA chief.
- CJP Isa denied accepting any “specific individual” proposal.
- The full court refers to a common practice to say goodbye to CJ.
ISLAMABAD: A full court appearance for Pakistan's outgoing Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa has been scheduled for October 25, according to an official letter written by high court secretary Jazeela Aslam to the chief justice. Supreme Court Bar Association, Shahzad Shaukat.
Puisne Chief Judge Justice Mansoor Ali Shah will replace CJP Isa as the country's chief judge.
Full consultation before the court is a common practice to dismiss the outgoing chief justice.
The confirmation comes after weeks of political uncertainty, with rumors suggesting the ruling coalition was planning to extend the chief justice's term through “closely guarded” judiciary-focused legislation.
However, the government failed to even table the amendments in Parliament after JUI-F chief Maulana Fazlur Rehman refused to support the government's judicial package, leaving the controversial amendments hanging in the balance.
The government was apparently missing 13 votes in the National Assembly and nine in the Senate, as such legislation requires a two-thirds majority in both chambers.
Amid speculation, CJP Isa clarified that he will not accept any “specific individual” proposal on fixing the term of office of the country's top judge.
Reacting to the CJP's “misinformed” statement in the media, CJP Secretary Muhammad Mushtaq Ahmad clarified last month that the top judge was surrounded by journalists who spoke to him and asked him questions after the start of the proceedings. of the event to commemorate the judicial year. .
“The Chief Justice made it clear that he was speaking to them off the record, but since the conversation has been misinterpreted and widely reported, it is necessary to accurately reproduce what occurred,” the statement added.
The Chief Justice informed reporters that he had told the Minister of Justice that “if the proposal were specific to an individual and, if enacted, it would not be something he would accept.”
A brief profile
Justice Isa became the country's 29th judge when he was sworn in as CJP in September 2023.
Born on October 26, 1959 in Quetta, Justice Isa is the son of the late Qazi Mohammad Isa of Pishin, who was at the forefront of the Pakistani movement, and the grandson of Qazi Jalaluddin, who was the chief minister of Kalat Khanate. in pre-partition India.
In his early years, Justice Isa joined the Bar of England and Wales in the 1980s and was enrolled as an advocate of the High Court of Balochistan.
He has practiced law for over 27 years before all High Courts, Federal Shariat Court and SC.
Subsequently, he also served as a member of the Balochistan High Court Bar, Sindh High Court Bar and a life member of the Supreme Court Bar, and Chief Justice of Balochistan High Court for different periods.
Called by the high courts and the highest court, the jurist served as amicus curiae and also directed international arbitrations.
He is a firm defender of respect for the Constitution and the rule of law, which is reflected in his sentences.
The noted jurist is also the founder of a transparent induction system of high court officials and officials through advertisement.
On September 5, 2014, Justice Isa took oath as a judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
