A five-member larger bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa announced its reserved verdict on the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) appeal in the Punjab election tribunals case. The bench had reserved the verdict earlier this week. The bench also comprises Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan, Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhel, Justice Naeem Akhtar […]
LHC bench comprising Justice Raheel Kamran Sheikh heard a petition filed by a utility store employee, challenging the government’s move. The LHC ruled that the closure of utility stores is a government policy matter and the court cannot intervene. The LHC suggested that the issue of utility stores’ be raised in Parliament, indicating that the […]
Justice Muhammad Raza Qureshi presided over the hearing, where the petitioners challenged the imposition of fixed charges by Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO). Representing the petitioners, Advocate Khawaja Waseem Abbas argued that LESCO imposed fixed charges without obtaining necessary approvals from the cabinet or the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA). He pointed out that […]
The high court bench issued its reserved verdict over the petition hearing against the outage of the Internet and ordered all parties to appear in the next court hearing by their representatives. Justice Shakil Ahmed of the LHC issued an order and adjourned further case hearings until August 21. Challenging the internet outage in Pakistan […]
The judge issued the remarks while hearing the case of recovery of missing PTI worker Malik Faizan. Two days ago, the IHC had also summoned the interior and defense secretaries, the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) director general, and the Islamabad Inspector General of Police (IG) on a petition seeking the recovery of PTI activist Azhar […]
A five-member larger bench, led by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa, had on July 4 suspended the LHC’s June 12 notification that established the tribunals. The SC also set aside the LHC ruling that gave its chief justice the final authority in appointing tribunals to resolve election disputes. The top court’s ruling […]
A three-member bench, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa and including Justices Naeem Akhtar Afghan and Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi, delivered the ruling on Monday. The decision pertains to the recount of votes in various polling stations in NA-154, NA-81, and NA-79. The case arose after Azhar Qayum Nahra of the Pakistan […]
As per details, the court rejected Sanam Javed’s request for exemption from appearance and issued bailable arrest warrants for her. Former MNA Rubina Jamil and Ayesha Ali Bhutto, requests for exemption from appearance were also rejected. However, the court did not issue arrest warrants for them when they appeared in person. The court stated that […]
As per details, a petition was filed by citizen Mushkoor Hussain through advocate Nadeem Sarwar and named the federal government, Election Commission, President, and Prime Minister as respondents. The petition argued that the amendments to the Election Act were made to overturn the Supreme Court’s decision. The petitioner urged the Lahore High Court to declare […]
On Wednesday, LHC’s Justice Ali Baqar Najafi issued the ruling while hearing a petition filed by Hamza Jameel, Aliyah Hamza’s husband, who sought protective bail to prevent further arrests in cases she was unaware of. “No agency will arrest Aliyah Hamza without permission of the Lahore High Court,” Justice Najafi declared. The court also requested […]
