Pakistan, Jan. 27 -- The Supreme Court has withdrawn the contempt notice issued against Additional Registrar (Judicial) Nazar Abbas and referred the case to Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi for the formation of a full court to address the powers of committees responsible for fixing cases before benches.

In a 20-page verdict issued by a two-member bench, comprising Justice Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi, the court stated that the Additional Registrar (Judicial) did not deliberately avoid the fixation of cases as directed in the court order, and the show-cause notice issued for contempt proceedings was therefore discharged.

The case centers on the misallocation of cases by Nazar Abbas, including a challenge to...