Supreme Court removes additional registrar over ‘blunder’

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has removed Additional Registrar (Judicial) Nazar Abbas following a dispute over the handling of a case.  A notification issued by the Additional Registrar (Administration) stated that Nazar Abbas has been appointed as an Officer on Special Duty (OSD).  According to the statement, Abbas was found guilty of gross error by scheduling the Constitutional Court case to be heard by the regular senate.  The notice further stated that the additional registrar’s action wasted the time and resources of the court and the litigants. The Registrar of the Supreme Court was called upon to investigate the matter.  It is pertinent to mention that the court recently issued a contempt notice to the Additional Registrar (Judiciary) for not scheduling cases relating to the powers of the Constitutional and Regular Benches.  The matter of judicial jurisdiction was heard by a three-judge bench headed by senior judge Justice Mansoor Ali Shah.