All of the major political parties, including the PPP and PML-N, are listed as respondents in the petition.
In order to hear the matter, it asked that a full court bench be assembled.
The Supreme Court’s Lahore Registry had already heard a challenge against the 26th constitutional amendment.
The Ministry of Law and the federal government are parties to the petition. According to the petitioner, blocking a particular bench from considering particular cases compromises the independence of the judiciary.
The petitioner goes on to say that compelling judges to retire before the age of 65 and establishing a system for selecting justices from the top three judges compromises the independence of the judiciary.
