[ad_1] Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah has urged the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) to share the minutes of all its meetings during tenure of Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi. In a letter written on June 25 to the JCP secretary, Justice Shah raised concern for not sharing the minutes … Read more
[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has strongly criticised Pakistan’s criminal justice system, ruling that a weak and compromised framework not only undermines the rule of law but also fosters corruption, authoritarianism and the dominance of the powerful and privileged. In a detailed 20-page judgment authored by Justice Athar Minallah, while commuting a death sentence to … Read more
[ad_1] Listen to article The Supreme Court has ruled that a weak and compromised criminal justice system undermines the rule of law and thus encourages corruption, authoritarianism and the rule of the powerful and privileged. “An effective and responsive criminal justice system, free from political interference and corruption, is a fundamental right of every citizen while inexpensive … Read more
[ad_1] Listen to article ISLAMABAD: Despite the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) approving, by a slim margin of one vote, the nomination of Justice Sardar Sarfraz Dogar as the Islamabad High Court’s (IHC) chief justice, Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah has raised serious constitutional concerns regarding the president’s determination of judges’ seniority at the IHC. Sources reveal … Read more
[ad_1] Listen to article ISLAMABAD: The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) on Tuesday held four sessions, chaired by Chief Justice Yahya Afridi, and approved the appointments of permanent chief justices of four high courts, Sindh, Balochistan, Peshawar and Islamabad. The approval was given with majority votes. The new chief justices are Justice Rozi Khan Barrech for Balochistan … Read more
[ad_1] President Asif Ali Zardari has named Justice Sarfraz Dogar as the senior-most judge of the Islamabad High Court (IHC), following a determination of judicial seniority. The announcement, made through an official notification on Sunday, also confirmed the permanent transfer of three judges from other high courts to the IHC. Five IHC judges challenge SC … Read more
[ad_1] Justice Salahuddin Panhwar recused himself on Friday from the bench hearing the reserved seats case. An 11-member constitiutional bench (CB) led by Justice Aminuddin Khan is currently hearing the case. In its short order on July 12, 2024, eight out of 13 judges concluded that 39 out of 80 MNAs on the list were elected … Read more
[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court Justice Mansoor Ali Shah on Wednesday turned away Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa (K-P) Chief Minister Ali Amin Gandapur, who sought the court’s intervention for a meeting with Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) founder Imran Khan in Adiala Jail, telling him that he was knocking at the “wrong door”. Gandapur appeared in the court of Justice Shah … Read more
[ad_1] Listen to article Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif and Federal Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi on Saturday strongly condemned a deadly attack on police personnel in Swabi, which claimed the lives of two officers. Two policemen lost their lives in a late-night shooting in Swabi on Friday, after unidentified gunmen opened fire on them, police confirmed. The attack … Read more
[ad_1] ISLAMABAD: Some members of a constitutional bench (CB) of the Supreme Court raised a number of questions with regard to the SC’s powers to ensure “complete justice”. They also asked how non allocations of reserved seats to the PTI could be called a violation of fundamental rights. PTI leader Kanwal Shauzab’s counsel Salman Akram … Read more