LHC directs LePARK to come up with parking policy on February 18, 2017LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has directed the Lahore Parking Company to devise a parking policy and plan parking spaces to fulfil the parking requirements of the city. The court ordered that this policy should change and evolve with the changing patterns in the usage of private and public vehicles and should consider the […]
Govt ordered to make transgender people part of census on January 9, 2017LAHORE: Lahore High Court Chief Justice, Mansoor Ali Shah on Monday directed the authorities concerned to count transgender people in the census to be held in March. The order was issued on a petition moved by a transgender for enforcement of his community’s basic rights, including inclusion in upcoming census and national identity cards with […]
LHC nullifies Govt Central Model High School principals appointment on December 31, 2016 LAHORE: Justice Shujaat Ali Khan of the Lahore High Court Friday nullified the appointment of Mian Abdul Haq as principal of the Government Central Model High School Lahore, holding that the said incumbent was not eligible for the post. Dr Muhammad Arshad, who was one of the contestants for the office, had challenged the […]
LHC summons DPO who raided civil judges house on December 30, 2016LAHORE: Justice Syed Mazahar Akbar Naqvi of the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday summoned the Rahim Yar Khan district police officer (DPO) and a police officer from Rajanpur, who conducted “illegal” raid at the residence of Civil Judge Zulfiqar Ali Mazari. The court ordered the DPO, Rajanpur Police Station SHO and Sub-inspector Iffat to […]
SC admits plea against Dastis acquittal in fake degree case on December 27, 2016LAHORE: A full bench of the Supreme Court (SC) of Pakistan on Monday granted leave to appeal – admitted for regular hearing – an appeal against acquittal of Member of the National Assembly Jamshed Ahmad Dasti in a fake degree case. The bench also sought replies from the respondents till next date of hearing. The […]
Judiciary dispensing justice without pressure: Justice Nisar on December 25, 2016LAHORE: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP)-designate Justice Mian Saqib Nisar has said that dispensation of justice is a sacred duty, and the judiciary is providing it without any pressure. Addressing the members of the Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) on Saturday, Justice Saqib Nisar said that there was no pressure on the judiciary, and […]
Dr Rukhsana Kausar to be appointed LCWU VC on December 21, 2016LAHORE: A division bench of the Lahore High Court on Tuesday made change to its earlier order and substituted Dr Uzma Qureshi with Dr Rukhsana Kausar to be provisional vice chancellor of the Lahore College for Women University (LCWU). The Bench issued fresh order that temporary appointment of Dr Qureshi as the acting VC of […]
Notices issued on plea against Seed Act on December 19, 2016LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) chief justice on Monday issued a notice to the Punjab irrigation and agriculture departments on a petition challenging the Pakistan Amended Seed Act, 2015 for “being in violation of farmers’ fundamental rights and passed at the behest of US multinational seed manufacturing companies”. The chief justice sought replies from […]
Govt challenges single bench order in VCs case on December 17, 2016LAHORE: On behalf of the Punjab government, an inter court appeal was filed in the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Saturday, challenging the removal of vice chancellors of the Punjab University Dr Mujahid Kamran and three other public sector universities, including Lahore College for Women University, University of Sargodha and Nawaz Sharif University of Engineering […]
Govt challenges single bench order in VCs case on December 17, 2016 LAHORE: On behalf of the Punjab government, an inter court appeal was filed in the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Saturday, challenging the removal of vice chancellors of the Punjab University Dr Mujahid Kamran and three other public sector universities, including Lahore College for Women University, University of Sargodha and Nawaz Sharif University of […]