The Supreme Court ruled Friday that employers must provide clear and credible evidence when dismissing an employee. The ruling emphasized fairness under Industrial Relations Laws. Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar said employers carry the burden of proof in misconduct cases. Terminations must be based on unbiased, logical, and independent reasons. The court stressed that dismissals should […]
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Justice Mazhar says regular benches cannot hear constitutional matters
Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar on Monday observed that no Supreme Court benches besides the CB could hear constitutional matters as he and seven other judges heard petitions against the 26th Amendment. The bench hearing the pleas is headed by Justice Aminuddin Khan and also includes Justices Mazhar, Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Ayesha Malik, Syed Hasan Azhar […]
Constitutional Bench can hear 26th Amendment case: Justice Mazhar
Supreme Court’s Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar on Wednesday said that the constitutional bench can hear 26th Amendment case and that judges from all the constitutional benches can be included if necessary. Justice Mazhar’s remarks came as an eight-member bench heard the pleas against the 26th Constitutional Amendment passed by the parliament last year. The Justice […]
Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar’s elevation to Supreme Court deferred
ISLAMABAD: The elevation of Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar of the Sindh High Court (SHC) to the apex court has been deferred by the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) on Tuesday due to reservations expressed by the legal fraternity across the country over his seniority. A meeting of the JCP was held at the Supreme Court […]