Islamabad:

A fresh controversy has emerged over the bench constitution at Islamabad High Court (IHC), with Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani-led larger bench that previously heard quota-related cases, replaced by a new panel.

The former bench also included Justice Babar Sattar and Justice Sardar Ejaz Ishaq Khan and last held a hearing on March 6, which set April 10 as the next date.

According to the IHC website, the new major bench has been composed under functioning Chief Justice Sarfraz Dogar and includes Justice Khadim Hussain Somro and Justice Inaam Amin Minhas.

The latest mix is ​​part of a series of bench changes that the court witnessed in recent months.

In particular, justice Sardar Ejaz Ishaq Khan also heard a contempt for the trial against the superintendent in Adiala prison for refusing meetings with PTI Foundation Chairman Imran Khan.

During the consultation, Superintendent Ghafoor Anjum had requested that cases related to Imran Khan’s meetings and contempt fees were the club together.

Working CJ Dogar then constituted a three-member larger bench and disposed of the cases with instructions. However, Justice Ejaz Ishaq Khan launched a separate Suo Motu -Duty Procedure that remains in progress.

Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Wednesday suspended the disdain for litigation on the issuance of the court’s reasons issued to the Director-General (DG) for immigration and passport and a NAB Director, while also seeking the complete list of the written petition and contempt case from the Babar Sattar Court.

A bench with two members consisting of functioning Chief Justice Sarfraz Dogar and Justice Muhammad Asif issued the suspension order after hearing an appeal filed by DG immigration and passport.

The court noted that the objection to the appeal had been removed and instructed the case to be directed to hearing on the same day.

The contempt message had previously been issued by a single bench in connection with a petition that sought the removal of a name from the Exit Control List (ECL).

According to the lawyer, the Court had not only provided temporary relief, but finally provided relief by suspending the order of placing the name of the petitioner on the non-aircraft list.

The lawyer claimed that DG for immigration and passport had acted at Nab’s request and not arbitrarily included the name of the petitioner in ECL. He argued that the message of the show reason, which was released to DG immigration and passport, was therefore illegal.

The IHC bench observed that the reasons raised in the appeal were worth considering and issuing messages to all parties and sought their answers. It also ordered the Judicial Office to attach the complete registration of the written petition and contempt procedure to the appeal file.

The original contempt message had been issued by Justice Babar Sattar over the repeated failure to comply with court orders regarding the removal of the petitioner’s name from the NO-FLY list, allegedly added to the recommendation of the NAB.