Today, a full court reference was held in honor of the outgoing Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Qazi Faez Isa in the Supreme Court, however four judges including two top judges did not attend due to an apparent division in the top court’s judges.
As per media reports, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, Justice Munib Akhtar, Justice Athar Minallah, and Justice Ayesha Malik skipped the full court reference.
Supreme Court judges including CJP-designate Justice Yahya Afridi, Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) Mansoor Usman Awan, and representatives of bar councils were in attendance. Justice Qazi Faez Isa’s wife, Sarina Isa, also attended the full court reference.
Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Qazi Faez Isa is retiring today.
Justice Isa will also inaugurate the under-construction Fundamental Rights Monument at the Supreme Court, accompanied by other justices.
On his final day, Chief Justice Isa will focus on chamber work rather than hearing cases in the Supreme Court.
After Justice Isa’s retirement, the 30th Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP), Justice Yahya Afridi, will swear in tomorrow in the President’s House.
Preparations for the swearing-in ceremony are complete, and invitations have been sent to the dignities. President Asif Ali Zardari will take oath from Chief Justice Yahya Afridi.
Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif, the services chief, governors, chief ministers, National Assembly speaker, Senate chairman, and federal ministers will also be present in the oath-taking ceremony.
