KARACHI, May 26: Chief Justice of the Sindh High Court Sabihuddin Ahmed on Saturday constituted a seven-member bench to start hearing from Monday a petition on blockade of court premises, mistreatment of a judge and beating up of some lawyers on May 12 in suo motu exercise of the court’s powers.

The bench issued notices to the attorney-general, the Sindh advocate-general, the chief secretary, the director-general of Rangers, the home secretary, the provincial police officer, the Karachi police chief and the Saddar town police officer.

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