In the order, the apex court stated that both the ECP and the office of the Chief Justice Lahore High Court (LHC) are constitutional institutions deserving of the highest respect. It emphasized that a face-to-face, meaningful consultation between these two bodies could resolve the issue. The top court also noted that the attorney general also […]
The larger apex court bench, headed by Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa, was hearing a petition challenging the LHC’s decision to appoint tribunals for settling election disputes. The SC bench, which also comprised Justices Aminuddin Khan, Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Naeem Akhtar Afghan, and Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi, held that the chief election commissioner (CEC) and the […]
IHC’s Judge Miangul Hasan Aurangzeb presided over the hearing regarding the recovery of missing person Atiq-ur-Rehman, a resident of Abbottabad who has been missing for 20 years. The petitioner, Hajra Bibi, requested the court to enforce the production order issued by the Commission of Inquiry on Enforced Disappearances. “You can do it a hundred times […]
The JCP also unanimously approved Justice Muhammad Shafi Siddiqui as the new chief justice of the Sindh High Court (SHC). While not constitutionally required the practice since the 18th Amendment in 2010 has been to appoint the most senior puisne judge as the chief justice. However, before the amendment, some senior judges were passed over […]
On May 22 the IHC dismissed a petition seeking the disqualification of former prime minister Imran Khan for concealing his alleged daughter Tyrian White. A three-member bench comprising Justices Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri, Arbab Mohammad Tahir, and Saman Rafat Imtiaz took up the petition after a gap of almost a year. The court issued the order […]
Mashkoor Hussain the petitioner filed a plea through his legal representative Advocate Nadeem Sarwar naming the federal government Ministry of Interior Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) and Mohsin Naqvi as respondents. In his argument, Hussain contended that Naqvi was ineligible to contest for a Senate seat because he was serving as the Chairman of PCB at […]
The court heard PTI’s petition against the ongoing proceedings related to the Election Amendment Ordinance and the change of tribunal in the ECP. Chief Justice Aamer Farooq presided over the case and issued a contempt of court notice to PML-N Member National Assembly (MNA) Anjum Aqeel Khan. IHC CJ asked the Additional Attorney General (AAG) […]
The order has also affected the position of Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa, who is not endorsing the superior court judges’ concerns regarding the interference of executive agencies to manipulate judicial functions in political cases. In his 12-page written order, LHC Chief Justice Malik Shahzad Ahmad Khan has directed the registrar’s office to […]
The ruling was announced by the LHC bench hearing pleas seeking the court’s intervention to curb smog. Justice Shahid Karim resumed the hearing on the plea of citizen Haroon Farooq and others. The LHC ordered traffic police to launch a crackdown on smoke-emitting vehicles to address environmental pollution issues. Motorway police were also directed to […]
The bench comprising Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa and Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan conducted the first hearing on the ECP’s appeal against the decision of the single-bench of the Lahore High Court (LHC) about the eight election tribunals in Punjab. The LHC had ruled on May 29 that under Article 219(C) read with Article 222(B) […]
