SC rejects plea seeking full court on military trials of civilians

The Supreme Court of Pakistan has rejected plea seeking full court on military trials of civlians.

On Wednesday, the Supreme Court (SC) rejected a plea for the formation of a full court to hear petitions challenging the military trials of civilians. The reserved verdict was announced by a six-member bench, which includes Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Ijazul Ahsan, Justice Munib Akhtar, Justice Yahya Afridi, Justice Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi, and Justice Ayesha A. Malik.

The day before, the same six-judge bench attempted to hear the counsel representing different petitioners on how to handle a new application moved by senior counsel Faisal Siddiqi, which requested the formation of a full court with all available judges to hear the matter. Most counsels representing different petitioners opposed the idea, but Advocate Khwaja Ahmad Hosain, representing former CJP Jawwad S. Khawaja, requested time to seek fresh instructions from his client.