In a detailed 48-page opinion on the murder reference, the SC highlighted serious flaws in the judicial proceedings of the time. The apex court noted that the trial court, which had tried and convicted Mr. Bhutto, and the appellate court, which had dismissed his appeal, were operating when there was no constitutional rule in the […]
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 cases are set to be deliberated before the 13-member full court on Tuesday (tomorrow). The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) had allocated 78 seats among various political parties represented in the national and provincial assemblies. However, on May 6, the apex court suspended the ECP’s notification regarding the allocation of these seats. In the […]
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 […]
A five-member larger bench, headed by the CJ, convened to hear the Election Commission of Pakistan’s appeal against the formation of election tribunals by the Lahore High Court. Salman Akram Raja’s lawyer, Hamid Khan, filed a request for adjournment, while PTI’s lawyer, Niazullah Niazi, objected to the chief justice’s inclusion in the bench, arguing that […]
The chief justice was heading a three-member bench, which heard the appeal of the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz’s candidate against the verdict of an election tribunal to set aside the Election Commission’s decision for the recount of votes in NA-154 Lodhran. During the hearing, the chief justice said that the top court was scheduling election-related cases […]
The apex court noted that Pakistan was among the first countries to have signed the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, adding that Its Article 19 states that ‘everyone has the right to freedom of opinion and expression’ and does not permit abusing or insulting anyone. Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa declared this […]
A three-member bench — headed by CJP Isa and including Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan and Justice Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi — issued the written order of the contempt proceedings against lawmakers Faisal Vawda and Mustafa Kamal for their tirades against the judiciary. In the written order, the Supreme Court stated that it had issued show-cause notices […]
The question was raised on Monday during the Supreme Court (SC) hearing over the Sunni Ittehad Council’s (SIC) appeal against an ECP decision not to allocate reserved seats to it in the national and provincial legislatures. Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Qazi Faez Isa, who leads the 13-member full bench, responded to Justice Mandokhail by […]
A 13-member full bench led by Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa is hearing the case, which, according to some key bench members involves the interpretation of the Constitution. The ECP’s counsel, Sikander Bashir Mohmand, will resume his arguments supporting the ECP’s decision. The counsels for the SIC have already presented their arguments and […]
