Two judges voluntarily back out of PCO judges case

GEO 436 ISLAMABAD: Justice Nasirul Mulk and Justice Raja Fayyaz voluntarily decided not to continue with the larger bench hearing PCO judges case, Geo News reported Monday. The five-member SC bench heard the contempt of court case today against the PCO judges. Talking to media after the hearing outside the court, the counsel of Justice Jahanzeb Rahim, Naeem Bukhari said his client took exception to the presence of Justice Nasir, Justice Tariq Pervez and Justice Fayyaz on the bench hearing the contempt of court case, pleading that both the judges were on the bench which delivered the verdict against the PCO judges. Bukhari added that three of the five judges of the bench i.e. Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk, Justice Fayyaz Ahmed and Justice Tariq Pervez have personal interest in the case owing to their presence on the bench that gave the PCO judges verdict on July 31. He said no sitting judge has ever before been served the contempt notice in the history of the entire world. He said now both the judges have referred the case to Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammed Chaudhry to constitute a new bench for the case. He told the court the two of the judges took oath administered by former Chief Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar; hence, only that judge should hear the case, who never violated the Code of Conduct. Hearing the argument, Justice Nasirul Mulk and Justice Raja Fayyaz dissociated themselves from the case and case was referred to the Chief Justice for the constitution of new bench.

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