A sixmember bench of the Supreme Court SC on Tuesday reserved its verdict on a fresh petition seeking the formation of a full court to hear pleas challenging the trial of civilians by military courts . The bench comprised Chief Justice of Pakistan CJP Umar Ata Bandial and Justice Ayesha A.
Malik . Earlier the apex court had rejected the federal governments plea to constitute a court for the case . A fresh application pertaining to the matter was moved yesterday by senior counsel Faisal Siddiqi on behalf of civil society members . The full court should include all judges willing and available for the adjudication on the fundamental and complex constitutional and legal questions it said .
During the hearing today the CJP discussed the plea with other petitioners in the case and then reserved the verdict on Siddiqis application . He said the bench would announce the verdict after discussion. Justice Bandial added that lawyers would be informed in case of a delay in the verdict .
The verdict will be announced tomorrow Wednesday morning, however a court associate later told reporters gathered outside the court that the reserved verdict would be announced Wednesday morning . The court associate said that the decision would be made after the verdict was announced tomorrow morning, but the decision was expected to be announced later this afternoon .
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