The Supreme Court on Wednesday delisted Justice Qazi Faez Isa case over non-availability of a bench member who had to dash home due to an emergency.

In a notification issued here from apex court stated: "For the information of all concerned advocates/advocate-on-record and concerned parties, the case Justice Qazi Faez Isa case versus President of Pakistan and others, listed on October 16 before a full court comprising Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Maqbool Baqar, Justice Manzoor Ahmad Malik, Justice Faisal Arab, Justice Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhel, Justice Sajjad Ali Shah, Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, Justice Munib Akhtar, Jutice Yahya Afridi and Justice Qazi Muhammad Amin Ahmed is delisted due to non-availability of requisite bench."

The case has been de-listed due to sudden demise of additional inspector general Sindh Shahid Hayat, who happened to be the first cousin of Justice Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhel. Hayat, 54, breathed his last on Tuesday at Aga Khan University Hospital in Karachi. His body was taken to his native town Dera Ismail Khan where he was laid to rest on Wednesday.

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