SC bench to hear appeal against IHC order on under-trial prisoners
(WorldNews Pakistan)

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court constituted a five-judge larger bench on Friday to hear an appeal challenging the exercise of suo motu powers by the Islamabad High Court granting bail to under-trial prisoners (UTPs) through an order on March 20. The hearing will begin on Monday (March 30). The bench will consist of Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed, Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhel, Justice Sajjad Ali Shah and Justice Qazi Muhammad Amin Ahmed. Syed Nayab Hassan Gardezi moved the six-page appeal before the Supreme Court on behalf of Raja Muhammad Nadeem questioning whether the IHC had any jurisdiction to exercise suo motu powers. The appeal pleaded that the March 20 IHC order...