ISLAMABAD: A row broke out between Supreme Court (SC) judges during the hearing of Justice Qazi Faez Isa’s case after which Justice Maqbool Baqir abruptly left the court on Thursday.
The situation became tense when Justice Maqbool Baqar urged the government’s counsel, Additional Attorney General Amir Rehman, to not repeat his arguments as they were running short of time.
However, Justice Munib Akhtar told the counsel that there is no race as he may take time. To which Justice Baqar said this was no way to interrupt a senior judge. “This is too much!” he remarked.
The situation got more intense as Justice Baqar and Justice Sajjad Ali Shah also got into an argument over the latter asking the former to allow the counsel to proceed.
Justice Baqar said, “If someone wanted to drag the matter for their own motive, then it is a different reason”, adding that a coercive attitude will not be allowed in the courtroom. “The whole world is watching this case!” he maintained.
Later, Justice Umar Ata Bandial announced that the bench was taking a short break. However, Justice Baqar left the courtroom in protest before rising of the bench.
