Pakistan, April 14 -- A five-member constitutional bench of the Supreme Court recently addressed petitions concerning judges' transfers and seniority changes. The bench, led by Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, includes Justices Naeem Akhtar Afghan, Shahid Bilal Hassan, Salahuddin Panhwar, and Shakeel Ahmed. They issued notices to the Islamabad High Court (IHC) acting chief justice and two other judges involved in the transfers.

In February, three judges were transferred to the IHC from other high courts. Justice Sardar Mohammad Sarfraz Dogar from Lahore, Justice Khadim Hussain Soomro from Sindh, and Justice Muhammad Asif from Balochistan joined the IHC. This sparked controversy when Justice Dogar was designated as the senior puisne judge, pa...