Faisal Siddiqui advocate has filed a petition in the apex court on behalf of the Karachi Bar seeking abrogation of the amendment. The Bar has also pleaded cancellation of the constitutional benches formed under the 26th Amendment and their decisions. Petitioner argued that the constitutional legislation has been a violation of the basic principles of […]
Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani disposed of 131 cases, leading the way with the highest number of decided cases among all justices. Following closely behind, Chief Justice Aamer Farooq decided 114 cases. Other notable justices who contributed to the IHC’s productivity included Justice Gul Hassan Aurangzeb, who disposed of 69 cases, and Justice Tariq Jehangiri, who […]
The Constitutional Bench headed by Justice Aminuddin Khan ruled that the Parliament has enacted laws regarding practice procedures and the ordinance stood lapsed. Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail remarked that the ordinance would automatically lapse with the enactment of the law. Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar noted that Parliament has enacted laws regarding practice procedures after the […]
The seven-member constitutional bench headed by Justice Aminuddin Khan heard the case. Earlier, government’s counsel Khawaja Haris told the court that the Army Act could also be enforced over civilians in specific circumstances. Justice Jamal Mandokhail said that the entire military courts’ case has been confined to Article VIII. “Any person, if not been part […]
On Oct 23, 2023 ruling, the Supreme Court (SC) declared that trying civilians in military courts for their alleged role in attacks on army installations during the riots that followed PTI founder Imran Khan’s arrest was ultra vires the Constitution. As per details, a 6-member constitutional bench of SC, headed by Justice Aminuddin Khan, will […]
A seven-member SC constitutional bench headed by Justice Amin-un-Din binned the plea over non-pursuance by the petitioner. A plea seeking disqualification of the Chief Minister (CM) of Sindh Syed Murad Ali Shah was moved in the SC over allegedly possessing dual nationality. NAB files corruption reference against Sindh CM Murad Ali Shah Petitioner Roshan Ali […]
The SC constitutional bench has been formed under the 26th Constitutional Amendment. A six-member bench was headed by Justice Aminuddin, which took up the plea. During the hearing, Justice Jamal Mandokhail stated that the petition was a review and the case could not be reopened. The petitioner’s lawyer, Riaz Hanif, argued that the Supreme Court […]
The bench led by Justice Aminuddin Khan began hearing a petition on environmental pollution on Thursday. The bench also included Justices Jamal Mandokhail, Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Hassan Azhar Rizvi, Naeem Akhtar Afghan, and Musarrat Hilali. This is the first case on environmental pollution before the constitutional bench, which aims to address all related environmental issues. […]
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 […]
On Thursday, the Supreme Court declared that the “missing persons” report submitted by the Balochistan Police was “unsatisfactory”, directing law enforcement to recover the individuals in a fortnight. Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Gulzar Ahmed, Justice Ijazul Ahsan, and Justice Faisal Arab were on the bench on this occasion. They oversaw the hearing of the […]