The Supreme Court of Pakistan has referred the reconstitution of the six-member bench hearing the military courts case to the Practice and Procedure Committee following objections raised against its composition. Petitioners and lawyers expressed concerns about the adequacy of the current bench and called for a larger panel to consider the matter of civilians’ trials in military courts.
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has referred the matter regarding the constitution of the bench hearing the military courts case to the three-member Practice and Procedure Committee, which includes the chief justice and the two senior-most judges of the country’s top court. The issue arose after objections were raised by the petitioner’s lawyer, who argued that a larger bench should be constituted in light of a previous note from two judges. The committee will now decide whether to form a larger bench to hear this case, which involves the legality of civilians’ trials in military courts.
