ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Thursday filed a petition before the Supreme Court seeking lifetime disqualification of its dissident Members of National Assembly (MNAs). The petition drawn by Dr Babar Awan and filed by Advocate-on-Record (AOR) Ahmed Nawaz Chaudhry has been filed under Article 184(3) of the Constitution. It named the Election Commission […]
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PTI pleads SC to form full court on presidential reference
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) on Monday pleaded the Supreme Court to constitute a full court to hear a presidential reference seeking interpretation of Article 63-A of the Constitution. The application drawn by Advocate Babr Awan prayed that the presidential reference be placed before a full court. The application stated that this CMA be allowed […]
Supreme Court declares deputy speaker’s ruling null and void
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan restored the National Assembly Thursday after it declared NA Deputy Speaker Qasim Suri’s ruling against the Constitution. SC reserved judgment on suo motu notice of April 3 ruling of National Assembly Deputy Speaker Qasim Khan Suri. In the landmark verdict, the SC retained the opposition’s no-trust motion against PM […]
Speaker’s ruling over no-trust motion can’t be challenged in court: Fawad
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf leader Chaudhry Fawad Hussain on Sunday said the ruling given in the National Assembly for the rejection of no-trust motion earlier in the day was “final” and could not be challenged in any court of law. Talking to the media outside the Supreme Court building, he said the NA speaker’s ruling came […]
Written judgement issued by SC on women inheritance
ISLAMABAD: On Saturday, the Supreme Court of Pakistan issued its written decision regarding a woman’s right to inheritance. “Depriving female members of a family by their male relatives from their right to inheritance is an abominable act”, the court decision written by Justice Qazi Faez Isa read. “Depriving women from family inheritance, which is allowed […]
SC forms three larger, special, six regular benches for next week
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Gulzar Ahmed has constituted three larger benches, three special benches and six regular benches at the principal seat in Islamabad to hear a number of important cases during the next week, starting from Monday. On Monday, a five-member larger bench headed by Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Sardar Tariq […]
SC’s larger bench adjourns Justice Siddiqui’s appeal till Wednesday
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the appeal of former judge of Islamabad High Court (IHC) Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui till Wednesday. A five-member larger bench of the apex court headed by Justice Umar Ata Bandial and comprising Justice Sardar Tariq Masood, Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan, Justice Mazhar Alam Khan Miankhel and Justice Sajjad […]
Rape offenders can’t get presidential remissions, rules SC
The Supreme Court has ruled that that presidential remission could not be granted to rape offenders, a private TV channel reported. The SC While hearing an appeal on Thursday submitted by a rape convict Habib Ullah for obtaining remission during jail term, the court rejected his plea and ruled that no rape convict condemned […]
SC to hear Zardari’s plea for cases transfer to Karachi on Tuesday
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court fixed a petition for hearing, filed by former president Asif Ali Zardari, seeking transfer of corruption cases against him to Karachi on Tuesday. A three-member special bench, headed by Justice Umar Ata Bandial and comprising of Justice Ijaz Ul Ahsan and Justice Sajjad Ali Shah, will hear the case on May […]
SC to hear lawyers’ chambers demolition case on Monday
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court will hear review petition filed by the Islamabad Bar Association (IBA) pleading to review decision of demolishing illegal chambers of lawyers constructed on football ground in the federal capital on Monday. A three-member bench comprising Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed, Justice Mazhar Alam Miankhel and Justice Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi would hear […]