SC orders demolition of lawyers’ chambers built on playground on March 3, 2021The Supreme Court on Tuesday ordered demolition of all chambers illegally constructed by lawyers on a football ground in Islamabad, ordering lawyers to immediately vacate the site. A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed and comprising Justice Ijaz ul Ahsan and Justice Mazahar Ali Naqvi heard the case related to the ransacking of […]
Secrecy in Senate polls not absolute on March 2, 2021The Supreme Court on Monday announced its opinion on the presidential reference regarding open balloting in Senate elections, maintaining that the March 3 polls will be held through secret ballot, according to Article 226 of the Constitution. The 4-1 majority opinion was announced by a five-member larger bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Chief […]
SC reserves opinion on presidential reference regarding Senate elections on February 26, 2021The Supreme Court on Thursday reserved its decision on the presidential reference seeking opinion on holding Senate elections through open ballot as all respondents concluded their arguments. A five-member larger bench headed by Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed and comprising Justice Mushir Alam, Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Ijaz ul Ahsan and Justice Yahya Afridi heard […]
Open ballot: SC tells all parties to wrap up arguments today on February 24, 2021Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed on Tuesday remarked that whatever is written in the law has to be followed in good faith. “Problems arise if the law is violated. Everything contained in the law has to be followed in good faith.” A five-member larger bench headed by Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed and comprising Justice Mushir Alam, […]
In dissenting note, Justice Isa says Feb 11 order has undermined judiciary, SC on February 21, 2021Justice Qazi Faez Isa of the Supreme Court on Saturday raised objection to the apex court’s February 11 judgement barring him from hearing cases involving Prime Minister Imran Khan. In a 28-page dissenting note to the February 11 order, the apex court judge not only stated that the verdict and the events leading up to […]
SC hears PPP’s arguments on open ballot for Senate election on February 20, 2021The Supreme Court on Friday said that the representation of a political party in Senate should be proportional to the strength of the party in the provincial assembly. A five-member larger bench headed by Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed and comprising Justice Mushir Alam, Justice Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Ijaz ul Ahsan and Justice Yahya Afridi […]
CJ reminds PPP, PML-N of their commitments under CoD on February 19, 2021Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmad said it is unfortunate that PPP and PML-N are deviating from the Charter of Democracy (CoD), in which they agreed to end corrupt practices in the Senate election. “I can’t say whether horse trading will end or not,” he said and added that Article 59 did not mention secret voting. The […]
EC holds the fate of the whole country :SC on February 18, 2021The Supreme Court on Wednesday observed that that buying and selling of votes will violate the principle of proportional representation in the Upper House and the system will be destroyed if a party takes seats out of proportion. The chief justice remarked that the Senate elections may be secret but the seats should be as […]
SC vows to stop corrupt practices in Senate polls on February 17, 2021The Supreme Court on Tuesday declared the report of the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Senate elections ‘unsatisfactory’ and summoned the chief election commissioner and other officials again on Wednesday (today). During hearing of the case, the chief justice remarked that steps are not being taken to curb corrupt practices. “The ECP cannot be […]
Chief Election Commissioner and ECP officials appear before SC on February 16, 2021Supreme Court of Pakistan summoned the Chief Election Commissioner and other ECP officials for a meeting to work out a polling scheme to control the corruption coming about in the Senate elections. The Chief Justice hinted towards the general perception of corruption in the Senate elections, and suggested that transparent elections are the responsibility of […]