Islamabad: Five judges of the Islamabad High Court (HC) have filed a petition in the Supreme Court (SC), challenging the administrative decisions of Chief Justice Sarfraz Dogar
The petition argues that the Chief Justice cannot suspend or curtail a judge’s judicial powers through administrative authority, and that Article 209 of the Constitution is the only legal path for restraining a judge from performing judicial duties.
The petitioners include:
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Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani
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Justice Babar Sattar
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Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri
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Justice Ejaz Ishaq Khan
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Justice Saman Rafat Imtiaz
They have requested the Supreme Court’s constitutional guidance and intervention to protect judicial independence and ensure that due process is followed within the judiciary.
