Athar Minallah writes in his judgement dated 27.2.2023
‘I am of the opinion that it is implicit in the language of Article 184(3) that the conferred extraordinary original jurisdiction must be entertained and heard by the full court.’
Same observation of case being heard by full court is repeated in next sentence too.
The order of the bench (including that of Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, Yaha Afridi, Athar Minallah and Jamal Khan) was to reconstitute the bench.
https://www.supremecourt.gov.pk/downloads_judgements/s.m.c._1_2023_23022023.pdf
But all of a sudden they all back tracked on their own order and made it a 4-3 judgement when clearly they have ordered chief Justice to reconstitute the bench. Funny enough they even forgot it was a 9-member bench and not a 7-member bench.
Syed Mansoor Ali Shah went two steps ahead of Athar Minallah:
Like Athar Minallah, Mansoor Ali shah first ordered for the bench to the reconstituted. Conveniently sat in the reconstituted 5-member bench forgetting the case is settled 4-3 (as per his imagination). Funny enough Mansoor Ali Shah than signed the 3:2 order of the reconstituted 5-member bench and quietly sat in the court room when the order was being read out as by a majority of 3:2 (with his name as a dissenting Judge)
https://www.supremecourt.gov.pk/downloads_judgements/s.m.c._1_2023_01032023.pdf
Now all of a sudden, these Judges have made the original order 4:3, backtracking on their own order and forgetting it was a 9-member bench.
‘I am of the opinion that it is implicit in the language of Article 184(3) that the conferred extraordinary original jurisdiction must be entertained and heard by the full court.’
Same observation of case being heard by full court is repeated in next sentence too.
The order of the bench (including that of Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, Yaha Afridi, Athar Minallah and Jamal Khan) was to reconstitute the bench.
https://www.supremecourt.gov.pk/downloads_judgements/s.m.c._1_2023_23022023.pdf
But all of a sudden they all back tracked on their own order and made it a 4-3 judgement when clearly they have ordered chief Justice to reconstitute the bench. Funny enough they even forgot it was a 9-member bench and not a 7-member bench.
Syed Mansoor Ali Shah went two steps ahead of Athar Minallah:
Like Athar Minallah, Mansoor Ali shah first ordered for the bench to the reconstituted. Conveniently sat in the reconstituted 5-member bench forgetting the case is settled 4-3 (as per his imagination). Funny enough Mansoor Ali Shah than signed the 3:2 order of the reconstituted 5-member bench and quietly sat in the court room when the order was being read out as by a majority of 3:2 (with his name as a dissenting Judge)
https://www.supremecourt.gov.pk/downloads_judgements/s.m.c._1_2023_01032023.pdf
Now all of a sudden, these Judges have made the original order 4:3, backtracking on their own order and forgetting it was a 9-member bench.