Chief Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani. PHOTO: ZAHOORUL HAQ/EXPRESS
Supreme Court Chief Justice (CJ) Tassaduq Hussain Jillani on Friday formed a nine-member larger bench to hear a petition seeking an end to the feudal system and large land holdings.
The nine-member bench, headed by CJ, and comprises of Justice Nasirul Mulk, Justice Jawwad S Khawaja, Justice Saqib Nisar, Justice Sarmad Jalal Usmani, Justice Amir Hani Muslim, Justice Ejaz Afzal Khan, Justice Gulzar Ahmed and Justice Mushir Alam, who will hear the constitutional petition filed by the Workers’ Party Pakistan through its president and noted constitutional expert Abid Hassan Minto, challenging an earlier verdict passed by SC’s Shariat Appellate Court.
The bench will start hearing of the petition from January 16. Meanwhile, the CJ has formed seven other benches to hear pending cases in the apex court.
One larger, four full and two division benches will hear cases next Monday through Friday.
A three-member bench headed by Justice Jawwad S Khawaja will hear the cases of missing persons, former Prime Ministers Yousaf Gilani and Raja Pervez Ashraf on issuance of hundreds of illegal licences to the gas station.
A three-member bench headed by Justice Nasirul Mulk will hear the cases related to terrorism, kidnappings and missing persons in Balochistan.
Published in The Express Tribune, January 11th, 2014.
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What matters more, Area of the land, or the worth of the landholdings? For instance, how does the land in Raiwind, Okara, and Banigalla compare with the barren land in Thar?
Lately, Nawaz Sharif has tremendously increased his stakes in the land holdings, more than the business interests. Does this make him a feudal lord or a businessman?