Four Supreme Court judges refused to attend a “cosmetic” full court meeting summoned by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi today, raising objections to the process for reviewing and approving the SC Rules, 2025. The joint letter, authored by senior puisne judge Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, Justice Munib Akhtar, Justice Ayesha Malik, and Justice Athar Minallah, underscored the divisions within the judiciary. They stated that the process followed for approving the rules was not legally valid and noted that the rules were approved through circulation rather than being placed before a full court for discussion and approval.
