Overview
- Justices Mohsin Akhtar Kayani, Babar Sattar, Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri, Sardar Ejaz Ishaq Khan and Saman Rafat Imtiaz filed separate Article 184(3) petitions at the Supreme Court in person.
- They ask the court to void IHC administrative committee notifications dated February 3 and July 15, 2025, and the Islamabad High Court Practice and Procedure Rules, 2025, arguing that bench and roster matters must follow rules adopted by the full court under Articles 202 and 192.
- The petitions contend that only Article 209 permits restraining a high court judge from work, as Justice Jahangiri separately challenges the September 16 IHC order that barred him from hearing cases during a pending quo warranto.
- The judges also question use of the scrapped “Master of the Roster” doctrine, oppose transfers of part‑heard matters and removals from rosters, and argue the IHC cannot issue writs to itself under Article 199.
- The filings disrupted court business as multiple IHC cause lists were cancelled or adjourned, with the Supreme Court to process fixation before taking up the constitutional questions.