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Pakistan SC Began Live Streaming Of Hearing Cases For 1st Time

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For the first time in history of Pakistan, the Supreme Court on Monday began live streaming the hearing of cases on the 1st day of the new Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa.

Justice Isa, 63, took oath as the 29th Chief Justice of Pakistan on Sunday after the retirement of Justice Umar Ata Bandial.

His tenure will span 13 months, ending on October 25, 2024.

Departing from the previous practice, Isa began with live streaming of a set of petitions challenging the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Act 2023 which requires the formation of benches on the constitutional matters of public importance by a committee of three senior judges of the court.

The previous coalition government led by Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz through this law passed in April this year tried to dilute the powers of the then chief justice Bandial on the issue of suo motu by curtailing his powers on the formation of judges panels.

Therefore, Bandial stayed the operation of the law until its final adjudication and the new chief justice on the 1st day set up a full court bench and began proceedings.

The law states that a 3-member bench, comprising the CJP and the 2 senior-most judges of the top court, will decide whether or not to take up a matter suo motu.

Previously, this was solely the prerogative of the CJP.

Additionally, it adds to the review jurisdiction of the Supreme Court, giving the right to file an appeal within 30 days of the judgement in the suo motu cases.

It is the same law which if upheld would allow former premier and PML-N supremo Nawaz Sharif to file an appeal against his disqualification by the Supreme Court in 2017.

Separately, Justice Isa also declined to receive a guard of honour upon arriving at the apex court for his first day as the new Chief Justice of Pakistan, another departure from the previous practice.

Meera Verma

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