Tag: Contempt

SC adjourned Riaz contempt case

Justice Asif Saeed Khosa Wednesday excused himself from further sitting in the bench hearing contempt case against real estate tycoon Malik Riaz. The case was...

SC resumes hearing petitions against contempt law

The Supreme Court resumed hearing petition filed against the contempt law on Wednesday. A five-member bench of Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry, Justice Khilji Arif...

New contempt law against delivery of justice: SC

A five-member Supreme Court bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry continued hearing a number of identical petitions challenging the Contempt of Court...

PM summons cabinet meeting over NRO, Contempt Act tomorrow

Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf has summoned a meeting of federal cabinet on Wednesday. The cabinet meeting would be briefed by Law Minister Farooq H...

Lawyers boycott courts to protest contempt law

Lawyers protested against the new contempt of court law by boycotting court proceedings across the country on Monday. Media reports said lawyers boycotted court...

Mardan Bar rejects Contempt Act

District Bar Association (DBA) Mardan, on Monday, rejected the contempt bill and said government through this bill wanted to protect their favorites. Lawyers also observed...

Contempt law: Lawyers boycott courts

Lawyers on Monday protested against the contempt of court bill across the country. Media Reports said that lawyers boycotted court proceedings in all cities including...

SC begins hearing petitions against new contempt law

The Supreme Court on Monday started hearing a number of petitions challenging the Contempt of Court Act 2012. A five-member bench of the Supreme...

NA speaker reviewing contempt notice

National Assembly Speaker Dr Fehmida Mirza on Friday said that the notice sent to her by the Supreme Court regarding the new law against...

Five-member bench to hear contempt law petitions

As the government keeps driving its point home about the ‘untouchable supremacy’ of parliament, the Supreme Court also appears in no mood to compromise...

SC notice is being reviewed: Mirza

Speaker National Assembly Fehmida Mirza said on Friday that the Supreme Court notice pertaining to newly enacted contempt of court law would be replied...

Contempt law: SC forms five-member bench to hear petitions

A larger bench of the Supreme Court (SC) has been constituted to hear the petitions filed against Contempt of court law 2012, media reports...

Striking down contempt law will worsen crisis: AG

Attorney General for Pakistan Irfan Qadir on Thursday said the judiciary was not above the law and constitution of Pakistan, adding that striking down...

Legislation for specific persons against spirit of constitution: Riaz

Pakistan Muslim League-Quaid (PML-Q) estranged leader Riaz Hussain Pirzada on Sunday said the constitution and legislation was good if it was for the sake...

Now contempt of parliament as well!

Amir Jamat-e-Islami Pakistan (JI) Munawar Hassan has said that the resumption of the NATO supply line is disrespect of the Parliament and Difa-e-Pakistan Council...

Contempt law challenged in SC’s Lahore Registry

The recently approved contempt law has been challenged in the Lahore Registry of the Supreme Court on Saturday. Petitioner Barrister Zafarullah stated that the...

Let the people decide

CJ Iftikhar Chaudhry speaking at the dinner hosted by the Balochistan High Court Bar Association said that the SC stood for supremacy of the...