SC delays blasphemy appeal as bench member steps down on October 14, 2016ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan Anwar Jamali is expected to form a new bench to hear Aasia Bibi’s appeal against her death sentence as Justice Iqbal Hameedur Rehman on Thursday recused to hear the case. Aasia, a Christian woman, has been a death row prisoner since November 2010 after being convicted of committing blasphemy during […]
Imran moves SC for early hearing of plea against PM on October 10, 2016ISLAMABAD: Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan on Monday filed an appeal in the Supreme Court for early hearing of his petition pertaining to disqualification of Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif. The application filed by PTI legal team head Hamid Khan requested the court to fix the case on any date of the week commencing October […]
JCP to decide fate of four PHC additional judges on October 10, 2016ISLAMABAD: The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) will decide the fate of four additional judges of Peshawar High Court (PHC) on October 17 in its meeting, sources confirmed to Daily Times. The four additional judges include Justice Younis Thaheem, Justice Qalandar Ali Khan, Justice Ghazanfar Khan and Justice Haider Ali Khan. The four judges were […]
Justice Qazi blasts CBC chairman over censorship of movie Maalik on October 8, 2016ISLAMABAD: The Central Board of Film Censors (CBFC) has conceded before the Supreme Court that the ban on feature film ‘Maalik’ was imposed without inquiring into the allegations levelled by complainants against the film. Chairman CBFC Mubashir Hassan conceded this before a two judge bench of the top court headed by Justice Umar Ata Bandial, […]
SC seeks govt reply on Margalla deforestation on October 7, 2016ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) has directed the federal government to submit its comments on an application filed against deforestation in the premises of Margalla Hills National Park. The top court asked the federal government as to why orders were not being complied with if the crushing and deforestation were prohibited in the premises of […]
SC seeks directive to declare NEPRA chairmans appointment illegal on October 6, 2016ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan has asked the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (NEPRA’s) counsel to seek instructions from his client for an option to provide a chance for a hearing to the appellants. The top court also issued directives to LHC Registrar to fix the matter before a bench for October 13, seeking […]
SC dismisses petition to activate SJC proceedings on October 4, 2016ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Anwar Zaheer Jamali on Monday upheld the objections of registrar’s office against a petition requesting the court to not only activate the proceedings of Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) but also disclose the number of pending references. On September 29, the CJP had reserved his ruling on an appeal against […]
KP govt seeks tax exemption for PEDO in Supreme Court on October 2, 2016ISLAMABAD: The matter pertaining to Rs 4 billion tax outstanding with Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organisation’s (PEDO) has landed in the Supreme Court, as the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government challenged the orders of Peshawar High Court (PHC) with the plea to exempt the organisation from tax. On June 28, the PHC had dismissed the plea of PEDO, […]
NAB recovered over Rs 2bn from civil servants, SC told on September 29, 2016ISLAMABAD: The National Accountability Bureau (NAB) informed the Supreme Court (SC) that a total of Rs 2,021.993 million – recovered under the plea-bargain and voluntary return of ill-gotten money from civil servants currently serving in different parts of country – has been deposited in the government coffers. According to the NAB, 33 public servants serving […]
SC nullifies appointments and absorptions made by IHC CJ on September 27, 2016ISLAMABAD: In a landmark judgement, the Supreme Court on Monday de-notified various appointments, absorptions and transfers in the Islamabad High Court (IHC) made by IHC Chief Justice (CJ) Anwar Kasi in violation of the service rules. The top court said the de-notified employees would be repatriated to their parent departments, including the private sector, within […]