SC forms bench to hear pleas of ex-MNAs de-seated over fake degrees

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The Supreme Court on Saturday formed a larger bench to hear the petitions filed by the members of National Assembly de-seated for possessing fake academic credentials.

According to details, the bench headed by Chief Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali and comprising Justice Saqib Nisar, Aijaz Fazal, Justice Musheer Alam and Justice Manzoor Malik will hold hearing from February 10.

The de-seated leaders had not been permitted to contest the 2013 general elections after which they approached the Supreme Court.

A notice has been dispatched to the relevant parties by the SC Registrar in this respect.

It may be mentioned here that the courts had annulled the memberships of several MNAs for possessing fake degrees.