By Uzma Zafar
Islamabad: The Supreme Court (SC) Thursday barred Justice Qazi Faez Isa from commenting on politicians. During the hearing of a review petition, filed by Justice Isa in the apex court against the presidential reference, a 10-member full court, headed by Justice Umar Ata Bandial, advised him to confine himself to pointing out flaws in the court verdict.
“Behave like a lawyer, and not like a party to the case. Focus on your case. Don’t get emotional,” he was told.
“Don’t call unelected members of the federal cabinet bad,” Justice Bandial said to Justice Isa.
Meanwhile, Supreme Court Justice Qazi Faez Isa alleged on Thursday that former chief justice Asif Saeed Khosa had betrayed him and “stabbed him” in the back.
Justice Isa made the remarks during a hearing of the review petitions filed against the June 19, 2020, apex court judgement about the presidential reference against him. Justice Umar Ata Bandial presided over the 10-judge SC bench which conducted the hearing.
“The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) has murdered justice,” Justice Isa said, adding that President Dr Arif Alvi “did not bother” to reply to three letters of his and that he hadn’t even received a copy of the presidential reference filed against him.
