As per details, the PTI’s petition, filed through Advocate Samir Khosa, urged that the amendment be declared null and void. The petition seeks to restrain the Judicial Commission of Pakistan from making judicial appointments until a decision is made on the petition. The PTI stated that the amendment violates the basic structure of the Constitution, […]
Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, Justice Ayisha Malik, and Justice Aqeel Abbasi have referred to the benches’ powers case in the letter and complained that the case was not fixed on January 20 and called it contempt of the court. “Justice Aqeel Abbasi was added to the bench on January 16, who had heard the case […]
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. […]
