Judges Challenge Islamabad High Court Chief Justice Over Administrative Powers ISLAMABAD — A group of judges has filed a petition in the Supreme Court of Pakistan, challenging the administrative powers of the Chief Justice of the Islamabad High Court (IHC). The petition names the Chief Justice and the State of Pakistan as respondents. The judges […]
Supreme Court Judges Raise Concerns Over Rule-Making Process, Call It ‘Irregular’ ISLAMABAD — A group of Supreme Court judges has expressed serious concerns over the recent approval process of new rules in Pakistan’s highest court, describing it as irregular and potentially unlawful. In a letter addressed to the court, Justices Mansoor Ali Shah, Muneeb Akhtar, […]
Justice Mansoor Ali Shah has written another letter to the Secretary of the Judicial Commission. In this letter, he raised serious concerns about how the seniority of judges is being decided without proper consultation. Sources say that Justice Shah wrote this letter before a recent meeting of the Judicial Commission. In the letter, he questioned […]
According to sources, the decision was made during a meeting of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan, chaired by Chief Justice Yahya Afridi, which lasted for two and a half hours. The appointment was approved on a majority basis. The commission also considered the names of five other senior judges from the Lahore High Court for […]
A petition has been filed in the Supreme Court under Article 184(3) of the Constitution. The President of Pakistan, the federal government, and four high courts have been made parties in the petition. The petitioner has pleaded to the apex court to declare the judges transfer notification as unlawful, unconstitutional and declare it as void. […]
According to the revised seniority rankings, the top 24 judges are: Justice Munib Akhtar (2nd) Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan (3rd) Justice Jamal Mandokhail (4th) Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar (5th) Justice Ayesha Malik (6th) Justice Athar Minallah (7th) Justice Hassan Azhar Rizvi (8th) Justice Shahid Waheed (9th) Justice Musarrat Hilali (10th) Justice Irfan Saadat (11th) Justice Naeem […]
On Monday, the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP), chaired by CJP Justice Yahya Afridi, approved the appointments of Chief Justice Islamabad High Court Aamer Farooq, Chief Justice Sindh High Court Muhammad Shafi Siddiqui, Chief Justice Balochistan High Court Muhammad Hashim Khan Kakar, and Chief Justice Peshawar High Court Ishtiaq Ibrahim to the apex court. The […]
According to reports, Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Muhammad Hashim Kakar have been appointed as Supreme Court judges. Additionally, Justice Shakeel Ahmad and Justice Muhammad Shafi Siddiqui have also been appointed to the Supreme Court, with their appointment notifications now officially issued. Justice Salahuddin and Justice Ishtiaq Ibrahim have also been appointed as judges to […]
As per details, Mr. Hassan Nawaz Makhdoom, Advocate Supreme Court, Malik Waqar Haider Awan, Advocate Supreme Court, Sardar Akbar Ali, Advocate Supreme Court, Syed Ahsan Raza Kazmi, Advocate Supreme Court, Malik Javid Iqbal Wains, Advocate Supreme Court, Mr. Muhammad Jawad Zafar, Advocate Supreme Court, Mr. Khalid Ishaq, Advocate Supreme Court, Malik Muhammad Awais Khalid, Advocate […]
As per details, the government is likely to move the bill to the lower house of the Parliament on Friday. With the bill, the government is mulling to increase the number of SC judges to 23 including the CJP. It is noteworthy that Barrister Danyal Chaudhary of PML-N has already presented the bill. For the […]
