Three newly-elevated judges of the Supreme Court will be taking their oaths on November 11(Friday) after President Arif Alvi approved their names. President Arif Hussain Alvi on Wednesday signed the summary recommending to elevate three judges to the Supreme Court under Article 175A of the Constitution including Justice Athar Minallah, Justice Shahid Waheed, and Justice […]
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SC seeks another reply from Imran Khan in contempt of court case
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan to submit a detailed reply over violation of May 25 order wherein PTI’s long march was restricted from entering D-Chowk, Islamabad. A five-member larger bench of the court headed by Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial and comprising Justice Ijaz ul Ahsan, Justice […]
SC issues show cause notice to VC BZU in mashroom growth of Law Colleges case
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued show cause notice to the Vice-Chancellor (VC) Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU) Multan for not implementing the court order in mashroom growth of Law Colleges case. A two-member SC bench comprising Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan and Justice Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi heard the case and directed the Federal […]
JCP rejects CJP Bandial’s five nominees elevation to SC
ISLAMABAD: The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) by a majority five to four votes did not approve the elevation of high court judges, nominated by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial. The body, met on Thursday to discuss the names of judges for elevation to the Supreme Court. It comprises four-senior most judges […]
‘SC Verdict’: Parvez Elahi becomes new CM Punjab
ISLAMABAD: A three-member bench of the Supreme Court on Tuesday declared Deputy Speaker Dost Muhammad Mazari’s ruling on Punjab chief minister’s election null and void and ruled that Pervez Elahi will be the new CM of the province. The apex court also ordered that Punjab Governor Balighur Rehman administer the oath to Elahi at 11:30pm. In […]
SC rejects appeal on full court bench formation
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has rejected the government’s petition of formation of a full court bench to hear the case of the Punjab chief minister’s election. According to details, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial has announced the reserved verdict. A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial, and comprising Justice […]
SC directs Hamza to work as trustee chief minister till Monday
LAHORE: The Supreme Court (SC) directed Hamza Shahbaz on Saturday to work as a trustee chief minister till Monday, July 25. The court observed that Hamza Shahbaz could exercise limited powers as per the law and Constitution. A three-member bench, headed by Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial, passed the orders on a petition, filed by […]
SC decides 1504 cases in June
ISLAMABAD: The pendency/ backlog of cases in Supreme Court of Pakistan had reduced by 1504 cases during the month of June. According to the press release issued here on Thursday, the backlog of cases had been reduced to 51,581 during the month of June 2022. As per statistics, a total of 1442 cases were instituted, […]
SC to hear former IHC judge Shaukat Aziz’s petition on Monday
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has constituted a five-member larger bench to hear former Islamabad High Court (IHC) judge Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui’s petition against his termination from the service. Siddiqui had challenged Supreme Judicial Council’s (SJC’s) decision to remove him from the services and seeking setting aside of report/opinion of SJC and Notification issued […]
SC verdict on article 63 (A): Dissident MPs cannot cast vote
ISLAMABAD: The SC has announced its verdict on the interpretation of Article 63 (A), the dissident members of the Parliament (MPs) cannot cast their votes against their parliamentary party’s directives. The decision was made with a majority of 3-2, Justice Jamal Mandokhel and Justice Nazeer Alam dissented from the decision. The Chief Justice said that […]