ISLAMABAD: Justice Qazi Faiz Isa has been sworn in as the 29th Chief Justice of Pakistan. Qazi Faez has been associated with the legal profession for 45 years. He was licensed to practice as an advocate in the Balochistan High Court (BHC) on 30 January 1985 and then elevated to the Supreme Court on 21 March 1998. He was appointed as the Chief Justice of the Balochistan High Court (BHC) on August 5, 2009, and appointed as Supreme Court Judge on September 5, 2014.
The newly appointed Chief Justice, Justice Qazi Faiz Isa took many important decisions during his tenure as a Supreme Court judge.
Remarks on the Faizabad Dharna Case
Justice Qazi Faiz Isa’s strict constitutional approach is reflected in the 2019 Faizabad sit-in case, where he remarked that the right to protest is limited only to the extent that it does not interfere with the fundamental rights of others, the free movement of people.
He remarked no one can take away the right to movement, possession, and enjoyment of property, thus protesters who obstruct the transportation of people and damage or destroy property, against such protesters according to law and action should be taken and they should be held accountable.
