Tag: judiciary
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Legal fraternity criticises Justice Naqvi’s resignation over expected perks
Justice Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi, who has been facing allegations of misconduct, has resigned from the Supreme Court (SC) on Wednesday. The esteemed justice cited circumstances that had become “a matter of public knowledge” as the reason behind his resignation. The resignation letter, obtained by Dawn.com, was formally addressed to President Dr. Arif Alvi.…
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Show cause notice issued to Justice Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi
The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) issued a detailed show-cause notice to Justice Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi on Wednesday, urging him to respond within 14 days. The show-cause was served with a 4-1 majority vote, with Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Qazi Faez Isa, Justice Sardar Tariq, Justice Ameer Bhatti, and Justice Naeem Afghan voting in…
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‘Officers from diverse departments’ may serve as DROs, ROs: ECP
The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) is considering the appointment of “officers from diverse departments,” including judiciary, federal, and provincial governments, and officers from ECP as district returning officers (DROs) and returning officers (ROs) in the upcoming election on February 8, The News has reported on Thursday. According to the report, it is highly likely…
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Chief Justice calls meeting of Supreme Judicial Council
The Chief Justice of Pakistan, Qazi Faez Isa, has called a meeting of the Supreme Judicial Council (SJC) on Friday at 11.30 a.m. as per Maryam Nawaz of Geo News. The meeting will focus on addressing complaints lodged against several high-ranking judges, including Justice Sayyed Mazahar Ali Akbar Naqvi. Notably, this will mark the first…
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60,000 cases are pending in the Supreme Court: Vice Chairman Pakistan Bar
Pakistan Bar Council Vice-Chairman Haroon-ur-Rashid has said that there are an estimated 60,000 cases pending in the Supreme Court, emphasizing that despite being repeatedly highlighted, important cases are still not scheduled for early hearing. Addressing the full court ceremony at the commencement of the new judicial year, Haroon-ur-Rashid said that no transparent system has been…
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LJCP website removes pending cases data amidst growing backlog concerns
The website of the Law and Justice Commission of Pakistan (LJCP), the country’s top body responsible for overseeing the legal system, has been found lacking statistics on pending cases in courts nationwide, reported Dawn on Saturday. Typically, the LJCP’s website provides access to data on pending cases. However, the information appears to have been removed…
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No audio leak commission: Supreme Court suspends govt notification
In a significant development, the Supreme Court issued an order on Friday, suspending the operation of the federal government’s notification regarding the constitution of a judicial panel to investigate audio leaks which included alleged calls made to judges or by their families, that have emerged on social media over the past few months. The top…
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Audio leaks commission to make proceedings public
The three-member judicial commission that was established to look into the audio leaks involving judges and the judiciary has decide to make its proceedings public. Justice Qazi Faez Isa, Chief Justice of the Balochistan High Court, Naeem Akhtar Afghan, and Chief Justice of the Islamabad High Court, Aamer Farooq, are part of the commission. Attorney…
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‘Judiciary cannot re-write Constitution’; PM Shehbaz remains defiant
A defiant Prime Minister (PM) Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday said that the judiciary can only interpret the law, but cannot re-write it. “There is no example in the world where the parliament’s law — which has not even come into existence right now and has not taken its applicable shape — was subjected to a…
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Ap ko tab jazbaati hona chahiye tha jab Nawaz Sharif ko nikala gaya, Maryam tells Chief Justice
Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) Senior Vice President Maryam Nawaz, speaking at a lawyers’ convention, criticised Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial after the Supreme Court (SC) verdict of holding of Punjab polls on May 14. “I saw tickers on TV attributed to the CJP, that said that the chief justice got emotional during…