ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court of Pakistan’s senior judges Justice Muneeb Akhtar and Justice Mansoor Ali Shah skipped the full court reference held on the eve of new judicial year on Monday.
The full court reference was chaired by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Qazi Faez Isa.
Apart from Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, who is currently abroad, and Justice Muneeb Akhtar, all other Supreme Court judges attended the full court reference to mark the commencement of the new judicial year.
Shariat Appellate bench members Justice Qibla Ayaz, Justice Khalid Masood also attended the full court reference.
On August 31, the Supreme Court’s (SC) senior-most judge left for the United States of America to attend seminars on legal issues.
It has been learnt that Justice Mansoor would also give lectures at these seminars, and would return on September 12. The judge will resume hearing of the cases from September 16.
