ISLAMABAD:

Senior lawyer Muneer A Malik will appear before the Supreme Court's Constitutional Bench (CB), led by Justice Aminuddin Khan, on September 29 to plead the case of Islamabad High Court (IHC) Justice Tariq Mahmood Jahangiri against his suspension through a judicial order.

Previously, Malik had appeared on behalf of five IHC judges, who challenged the transfer of judges from three different high courts to the IHC. However, the CB by 3-2 majority endorsed the transfers.

Interestingly, two judges, Justice Muhammad Ali Mazahar and Justice Shahid Bilal Hassan, who endorsed the transfers, are part of this bench as well.

Four judges who are part of this CB have already endorsed trials of civilians in military courts.

Lawyers believe that Justice Jahangiri's case is very strong to ge

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