‘Why petitions against 26th Amendment not fixed before full court,’ Justice Mansoor asks CJ

ISLAMABAD:

Supreme Court's senior puisne judge, Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, has written a letter to Chief Justice Yahya Afridi, urging him to publicly respond to a series of pressing institutional questions at the upcoming judicial conference on September 8, 2025.

The letter, titled “Pressing Institutional Concerns”, spans seven pages, raised serious concerns about transparency, judicial independence, collegiality, and the internal functioning of the apex court.

Justice Mansoor emphasizes that the issues he highlights are not personal grievances, but stem from a "deep commitment to the judicial work" and the integrity of the institution. “As the senior-most Judge of this Court after yourself, I write this letter with reluctance, but in discharge of an unavoidable institutional duty,”