Tag: Court
CJ warns of action if interior secretary fails to appear in...
The Supreme Court on Friday warned of action against Interior Secretary Khawaja Siddiq Akbar if he failed to appear before the bench on the...
Calling Contempt of Court Act 2012 void unconstitutional: AG
Attorney General Irfan Qadir on Friday said calling the Contempt of Court Act 2012 null and void was unconstitutional.
Commenting on the Supreme Court’s verdict...
SC declares contempt law unconstitutional
The Supreme Court on Friday in a short order declared the new law of contempt of court 2012 as unconstitutional and illegal and held...
Mongolian court jails ex-president for corruption
A court in Mongolia has jailed former president Nambar Enkhbayar for four years after finding him guilty of corruption charges that he has called...
‘Public office holders not immune to prosecution’
Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry remarked the Constitution did not say that those holding public offices would be immune to prosecution in case they...
SC continues hearing contempt law petitions
The Supreme Court on Wednesday resumed hearing on 27 identical petitions filed against contempt of court law, according to a private TV channel.
A...
The media and the courts
Justice is best conducted as an in camera affair
Justice Scalia of the Supreme Court of the United States (SCOTUS) is a man worthy of...
‘Contempt law not without flaws’
The Supreme Court resumed hearing petitions against the contempt law, according to a private TV channel.
A five-member bench of the court comprising Chief...
Indian court convicts 22 for Gujarat murders
An Indian court convicted 22 people on Monday over the massacre of 11 Muslims during religious rioting in the western state of Gujarat that...
LHC for uniform power cuts in provinces
Lahore High Court (LHC) Monday ruled for uniform power cuts throughout the country, according to a private TV channel.
The court was hearing a...
Unscheduled power cuts in Ramadan taken to court
The unscheduled long power cuts during times of sehri and iftar have been challenged in the Lahore High Court (LHC).
The petitioner on Saturday asked...
SC must remain an independent institution: legal experts
Participants of a roundtable conference titled ‘Judicialization of Politics: Issues and Remedies’ on Friday urged the Supreme Court of Pakistan to reposition itself as...
Israel court again postpones Migron outpost evacuation
Israel's Supreme Court on Friday agreed again to postpone the evacuation of the Migron settlement outpost -- set for August 1 -- by 20...
Court revokes suspension order of LRCA secretary
The Lahore Civil Court revoke the order of the Executive Committee of Lahore Region Cricket Association (LRCA) for suspending its secretary Mian Javed Ali...
Contempt law: SC seeks parliamentary record
The Supreme Court (SC) continued hearing of various identical petitions challenging the Contempt of Court Act 2012 Wednesday.
A five-judge bench of the apex court...
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...
PM appoints Atif Mahmood Kayani as advisor to minister CADD
Prime Minister Raja Pervez Ashraf on Tuesday appointed sacked director general of Federal Directorate of Education (FDE), Atif Mahmood Kayani, as an advisor to...
