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ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has constituted an-eleven member larger bench to resume hearing from December 12, a presidential reference, regarding revisiting of Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's murder case.
The larger bench includes the Chief Justice, Justice Mian Shakirullah Jan, Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani, Justice Nasir ul Mulk, Justice Jawwad S. Khawja, Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali, Justice Khilji Arif Hussain, Justice Tariq Parvez, Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, Justice Sarmad Jalal Osmani and Justice Amir Hani Muslim that will take up the Presidential reference sent to apex Court under Article 186.
The counsels for the parties as well as amicus curiae are being requested to ensure their presence for the case as it is likely to proceed on a day-to-day basis from 12th December to 16th December, 2011 as the Court will break for winter vacations from 19th December to 31st December 2011.
Notices to all concerned including incumbent president of Supreme Court Bar Association have been issued.
This case was earlier fixed before the Court on various dates during April to June 2011. On 21st April 2011, a three-Judge bench headed by the Chief Justice directed to constitute a larger Bench and accordingly a larger Bench was constituted.
On the last date of hearing i.e. 29th June 2011 the matter was adjourned by the larger Bench with the observation that subject to availability of the Bench, the case shall be fixed.
