The civil review petition (CRP) filed by the Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan (SCBA) was fixed before the bench, which also included Justice Munib Akhtar, Justice Aminuddin Khan, Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail and Justice Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhel. However, Justice Munib Akhtar declined to sit on the bench. He wrote a letter to the […]
A five-member larger bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa announced its reserved verdict on the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) appeal in the Punjab election tribunals case. The bench had reserved the verdict earlier this week. The bench also comprises Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan, Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhel, Justice Naeem Akhtar […]
A two-member bench, led by Justice Naimatullah Phulpoto, heard the plea from a Multan-based travel agent, Muhammad Atta, who sought to have the case against him dismissed. The court asked what charges had been brought against the petitioner. The petitioner’s lawyer argued that the FIA had filed a case against Muhammad Atta, alleging that he […]
The ECP on Thursday filed a Civil Miscellaneous Application (CMA) in the top court, asking whether it should implement the Supreme Court’s July 12 judgment or abide by the newly passed Elections (Second Amendment) Act, 2024, enacted by parliament on August 6. The ECP’s move comes amid a clash between two powerful institutions, parliament and […]
Ailing health prevented 88-year-old former boxer Iwao Hakamada from being in court to learn the outcome of his retrial, which was granted a decade ago after a long campaign by supporters. But his 91-year-old sister Hideko, who often speaks for him, bowed deeply to the Shizuoka District Court judge who declared Hakamada innocent. Hakamada spent […]
In a meeting of the commission on May 3, Federal Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar requested the commission to defer the meeting because the Centre was considering amending Article 175A of the Constitution. It was stated that the constitution of the commission may be changed. Justice Yahya Afridi, therefore, had suggested that since the government […]
As per details, the court directed the registrar’s office to number the case and sought an explanation from the federal government by September 16. During the hearing, Justice Mian Gul Hassan Aurangzeb remarked that Imran Khan is a civilian and expressed concern over the possibility of his military trial. The court further questioned whether the […]
A three-judge bench of the apex court, led by Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa, rejecting all review petitions against its earlier order on Tuesday, clarified that intra-court appeals against the IHC judgment would be rendered infructuous. “Once a case is decided by this court, its decision is binding on all courts subordinate to […]
During a hearing on the dam fund case, Additional Attorney General Aamir Rehman informed the court that a miscellaneous petition had been filed, seeking to transfer the dam fund to the federal government and the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA). Aamir Rehman noted that the State Bank of Pakistan had opened the account for […]
Although CJP Isa, in his informal discussion with some journalists, has stated that government officials had discussed the tenure of the chief justice of Pakistan, he refused to extend his own through this proposal. However, it is not clear whether CJP Isa will continue in office in case the government increases the retirement age of […]
