Apex Court rejects petition against Justice Qazi Faez Isa’s appointment

F.P. Report

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court rejected a plea filed against the appointment of Justice Qazi Faez Isa as Balochistan High Court chief justice on Thursday.

Chief Justice of Pakistan, Justice Saqib Nisar headed the three member bench. The petitioner requested that the appointment of Justice Isa as the BHC chief justice was against Articles 105 and 196 of the Constitution.

The petitioner pleaded that the August 5, 2009 notification of Justice Isa’s appointment should be struck down.

The chief justice observed that when the whole high court was dismissed by the military government, the situation would not fall under Article 196.

During the hearing, the chief justice remarked that all things became irrelevant once the judge was appointed to the Supreme Court, adding that before the petitioner’s request in 2016, Justice Isa had been made a Supreme Court judge.

The hearing was briefly adjourned after the Pakistan Bar Council’s request to become a party in the case was accepted.

Later, announcing its decision, the apex court ruled to dismiss the petition.