Tag Archives: SC to examine whether bill to clip CJP’s powers violates the Constitution

As the federal coalition rejected the Supreme Court bench hearing petitions against a pending legislation meant to clip the Chief Justice of Pakistan’s (CJP) powers, Justice Umar Ata Bandial said on Thursday that the SC had to examine whether the bill in question violated the Constitution. The CJP noted that independence of the judiciary was an important matter but at …

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