Party, lawyers split over whether to appear before FCC as key cases shifted from SC to new forum

Parliament yet to provide a right of appeal against constitutional court’s decisions

Raise serious questions about the very legitimacy of the FCC

Judges could neither agree to tender collective resignations nor endorse tweak

Upholds death sentence in courtroom murder

Bench recalls SC has earlier affirmed that any disadvantage arising from being a proclaimed offender

Govt intended for FCC to begin functioning from Federal Shariat Court; however, FSC judges objected

Former judge Minallah writes seven-page judgement

A senior lawyer stated that there is a tradition in the Supreme Court that no judge annoys the chief justice

Both judges wrote a letter to CJP Yahya Afridi, requesting him to convene full court meeting before resigning