In his letter, Justice Shah also requested that the scheduled meeting of the Judicial Commission on December 6 be postponed. Justice Shah’s request highlighted the significance of the constitutional amendment pleas, which require a thorough hearing by a full court. The chief justice has been asked to direct the registrar of the Supreme Court to […]
The bench issued notices to the Attorney General, Ministry of Interior, and other parties in the case. Justice Jamal Mandokhel remarked that thousands of persons have been missing, “Only statements will not resolve the issue”. “The Parliament has been the supreme institution, it should prove itself supreme,” Justice Mandokhel remarked. “A general or joint sitting […]
As per details, Chief Secretary KP has issued a notification to all government departments, stating that all recruitments will now be made on an open merit basis. The decision comes after the Supreme Court ruled against the quota-based appointments. The KP government has also made it clear that appointments without merit will be considered a […]
As per details, the decision was taken in a meeting of the 7-member constitutional bench formed by the Judicial Commission of Pakistan. Senior Supreme Court judge Justice Aminuddin Khan headed the meeting, and Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar attended the meeting on the virtual link, the sources said. The committee meeting lasted for an hour and […]
Details indicate that the government and its allies have yet to reach a consensus on the bill for increasing the number of Supreme Court judges. Following this lack of agreement, the government has decided to postpone the legislation on the matter to next week, the sources knowing the matter said. According to sources, there is […]
Talking to media PTI Senator Hamid Khan said that all powers have been handed over and concentrated in specific hands. Criticizing, Prime Minister’s Political Adviser Rana Sanaullah, Hamid Khan said that ” Rana Sana, a district level lawyer, has been dictating the Supreme Court of Pakistan”. “Rana Sanaullah is telling, which judge will sit in […]
Raja in his plea made members of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) as respondents. Citing the non-implementation of the SC’s verdict on the reserved seats, the PTI leader has urged the SC to initiate contempt of court proceedings against the ECP members. The Supreme Court initially ruled on July 12 that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf […]
The bench, headed by Justice Mansoor Ali Shah, referred a petition for the reinstatement of seven sacked employees of the petroleum and natural resources ministry to the constitutional bench, observing that the matter involved a constitutional point. The sacked employees had first approached the high court before moving to the Supreme Court for reinstatement. Justice […]
The petitioner has made the federal government a respondent in the constitutional petition pleading with the court to declare the amendment void. “The Parliament could legislate and amend the constitution with a 2/3 majority, but it could not encroach the judicial matters,” the petition read. It argued that the 26th Amendment has been a violation […]
According to a notification issued from the Registrar’s office, the IHC and the district and session courts will remain closed for three days. The IHC and lower courts will reopen on October 17. Earlier, the Supreme Court of Pakistan announced a three-day closure from October 14 to 16 in connection with the upcoming Shanghai Cooperation […]
