Wednesday, September 29, 2010

SC constitutes 17-strong bench for NRO Review case

September 29, 2010
SC constitutes 17-strong bench for NRO Review case ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court (SC) has constituted a full bench comprising 17 judges to hear the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) Review case, Geo News reported Wednesday.

The bench will start hearing the case from October 13.

The Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammed Chaudhry said the hearing of 18th Amendment case will be completed tomorrow.

The CJ Chaudhry will head the bench.

It should be mentioned here that the government pleaded the court to defer the NRO Implementation case till the NRO Review case hearing is completed.

The apex court in the previous hearing gave government time by October 13 in NRO Implementation case.