ISLAMABAD: In an effort to reduce the significant backlog and provide petitioners justice, the six-member constitutional bench began hearing cases in Court Room No. 3 on Thursday that have been pending in the Supreme Court for years.
The new bench, established by the 26th Amendment to the Constitution, is hearing cases for the first time.
According to the cause list for November 14 and 15, the bench chaired by Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan is scheduled to hear around 34 cases. Of these cases, 16 are slated for hearing on Friday (tomorrow), while 18 are scheduled for hearing today.
Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi, Justice Musarrat Hilali, and Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan make up the constitutional bench, which is led by Justice Khan.
