Interviews of candidates for the appointment of additional judges to high courts would be held from July 13 to July 17. The committees, constituted by the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) under the supervision of Justice Hassan Azhar Rizvi and Justice Aamer Farooq, would conduct the interviews. The JCP is currently led by Chief Justice […]
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SC restores removal of judicial officer, says judges must be beyond reproach
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has ruled that a judicial officer found to have a tarnished reputation cannot continue serving in the judiciary even if a specific charge of corruption is not conclusively proved, restoring the penalty of removal from service and setting aside a tribunal’s decision that had converted the punishment into compulsory retirement. […]
FCC bins IHC judges’ plea to send transfer case back to SC
The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) on Monday rejected on Monday a set of intra-court appeals, including one filed by five Islamabad High Court (IHC) judges in a judges transfer case, for non-prosecution. The case pertains to the transfer of three judges from other high courts to the federal capital, and the IHC judges had challenged […]
Supreme Judicial Council Tightens Code of Conduct for Judges
ISLAMABAD — The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) on Saturday approved sweeping amendments to the Code of Conduct for superior court judges, banning them from public debates, political commentary, or media interaction. The meeting, chaired by Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi, was attended by senior judges from the Supreme Court and High Courts. The new […]
SIC not entitled to reserved seats, says SC judge
The Supreme Court’s constitutional bench has observed that the Sunni Ittehad Council (SIC) is not entitled to reserved seats, questioning how independents can join a political party that is not part of Parliament. During a live-streamed hearing on the reserved seats case, Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan led an 11-member constitutional bench that heard arguments on whether […]
Two judges object as SC accepts review pleas on reserved seats
As the constitutional bench of the Supreme Court took up hearing of the review petitions filed by the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP), Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N), and Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) against the apex court ruling, two judges on Tuesday declared the petitions as inadmissible. The review petitions were filed against the apex court’s […]
Imran Khan takes legal action against judges’ transfers in supreme court
Imran Khan, the founding chairman of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), has recently filed a petition in the Supreme Court to challenge the government’s transfer of judges. He argues that this transfer is unconstitutional and undermines the principle of judicial independence. His petition, submitted under Article 184(3) of the Constitution, requests that the court declare the transfer […]
Good news for Punjab’s judges
According to sources, the decision to make judicial allowance of Judges a part of pension was taken in a high level meeting attended by Chief Secretary Jawad Rafique Malik, Law Secretary Bahadur Ali Khan, Secretary Regulation Ahmed Ali Kamboh and other officials of the judiciary. It also decided in principle to amend the rules to […]
Fawad says modern technology to ensure transparency in elections
ISLAMABAD: Federal Minister for Information and Broadcasting Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Monday said that modern technology would play key role to ensure transparency in elections. Taking to a delegation of the High Court Bar Association of Islamabad and the District Bar Association of Islamabad, he apprised them about use of the electronic voting machines (EVMs) […]
AJK Bar lauds induction of judges in superior judiciary
MIRPUR: Azad Jammu Kashmir High Court Bar Association Secretary General Advocate Zulqarnain Raza Naqvi on Sunday said that appointments of Chief Justice of Azad Jammu Kashmir Justice Raja Saeed Akram Khan and inclusion of Justice Khawaja Muhammad Naseem and Justice Raza Ali Khan by the Kashmir Council chairman, have been warmly appreciated by the legal […]