The Supreme Court has reserved its judgment in the contempt of court case involving Additional Registrar Nazar Abbas regarding bench powers. The case pertains to the erroneous assignment of cases related to the constitutionality of the Customs Act 1969 by Abbas. The court considered whether judicial orders can be reversed by a judges’ committee.
During the hearing, a committee under the Chief Justice of Pakistan decided to withdraw the cases from the regular bench and referred them to the constitutional bench. This raised significant questions about the authority of the judges’ committee and its impact on judicial orders. Advocate Hamid Khan argued that administrative orders cannot override judicial orders.
Attorney General Mansoor Usman Awan clarified that the current bench was not properly constituted for the contempt of court case, and that it falls under the jurisdiction of the Chief Justice. The court reserved its judgment after hearing the arguments.
