Tag: Judges

ISLAMABAD - Severe shortage of judges has rendered the Federal Shariat Court (FSC) dormant, consequently, adding to the backlog of appeals and causing delay in adjudication of pending pleas.
Under Article 203-C (Chapter 3A) of 1973 Constitution, the sanctioned strength of FSC judges, including the chief justice, is eight; however, currently there are only two judges including the chief justice, are performing their functions. According to a prominent lawyer and jurisconsult of

KARACHI - Seven out of the total 11 anti-terrorism courts (ATCs) in Sindh will be without judges by the end of this month, as contracts of two more ATC judges will expire on March 28.
Sources told Pakistan Today that the contracts of Badin ATC judge Saleem Patoli and Khairpur Mir's Sajjad Hussain Kolachi will finish before the end of this month, leaving the province - with its capital witnessing a spike in terror incidents - with only four functional courts to handle

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court on Monday directed the attorney general to submit by April 4 a written statement on behalf of the federal government on the constitutional status of a number of former judges of the superior courts who took oath under the Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO) in violation of a November 3, 2007 restraining order. A seven-member special bench of Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Javed Iqbal, Justice Mian Shakirullah Jan, Justice Tassaduq

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court will resume the hearing on intra-court appeals of the superior courts' judges today (Monday), who had taken oath under the Provisional Constitutional Order (PCO) in violation of the apex court's November 3, 2007 restraining order.
A seven-member special bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Javed Iqbal, Justice Mian Shakirullah Jan, Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani, Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, Justice Sarmad Jalal Osmany

ISLAMABAD Supreme Court Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Saturday urged the judges to set high standards of conduct and integrity, calling on them to earn greater public confidence through improved performance and fair and impartial dispensation of justice. Addressing judges of the Balochistan High Court, Quetta district and special courts, the CJP asked them to set high example of honesty and decide cases expeditiously.
The meeting had been convened at the

LAHORE - The Lahore High Court (LHC) issued warning on Thursday to all presiding officers of accountability courts in Punjab over poor performance. The court warned Ali Hassan Rizvi, Ahmad Nawaz Ranjha, Mian Subah Sadiq Wattoo, Falak Sher Farooqa, Mian Muhammad Younas, Muhammad Tariq Abbasi, Wamiq Javaid , Syed Najam-ul-Hassan Najam and Abdul Haque. Earlier, the chief Justice expressed his displeasure over the judges' explanations to the court. CJLHC Ijaz Ahmad Chaudhry had expressed

QUETTA - The two missing judges of Balochistan were recovered in the wee hours of Tuesday after ten days of hectic efforts on part of administration and tribal officials. However, none of the abductors could be apprehended. Sibi District and Sessions Judge Muhammad Jan Gohar and Sibi Civil Judge Muhammad Ali Kakar were abducted by unknown armed persons on February 27 while hey were on their way to Usta Mohammad area of Jaffarabad to attend a wedding. Sibi Deputy Inspector General

LAHORE - Women judges should have a fixed ratio in all superior courts including the Lahore High Court (LHC) where all judges are men, Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) President Asma Jahangir said on Tuesday. She was addressing a seminar at the Lahore High Court Bar Association's (LHCBA) Karachi Hall in connection with International Women's Day. LHC Chief Justice (CJ) Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhry and Supreme Court (SC) Justice Saqib Nisar were also present on the occasion. Speakers said

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court overturned on Friday a Parliamentary Committee decision rejecting a yearlong extension to six additional judges of the Lahore High Court (LHC) and Sindh High Court (SHC) and told the government to issue a notification granting the extension in line with the recommendations of the Judicial Commission in February.
A four-member bench comprising Justice Mahmood Akhtar Shahid Siddiqui, Justice Jawwad S Khawaja, Justice Khilji Arif Hussain and Justice

ISLAMABAD - The Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) on Friday demanded the federal and Balochistan governments immediately recover abducted judges and lawyers of Balochistan, else the council would give a nationwide strike call. It also threatened to devise other courses of action for the release and recovery of the abducted judges and lawyers. Condemning the abduction of Distrct and Sessions Judge Jan Muhammad Gohar Yasinzai, Civil Judge Muhammad Ali Kakar, and lawyers Munir Ahmed Mirwani,

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court (SC) was told on Tuesday that the reasons given by the Parliamentary Committee (PC) for rejecting a year-long extension in the services of six additional judges of the Lahore High Court (LHC) and Sindh High Court (SHC) were allegedly based upon the reservations of one of the members of the Judicial Commission (JC).
A four-member SC bench comprising Justice Mahmood Akhtar Shahid Siddiqui, Justice Jawwad S Khawaja, Justice Khilji Arif Hussain and

ISLAMABAD - Parliament and the judiciary are quietly but knowingly heading towards a confrontation as both have not accepted each other's mandate on the appointment of judges and making the proceedings of an in-camera meeting of the parliamentary committee public is clearly a self-justificatory leak to establish the authority of the elected representatives of the people.
According to the 19th Amendment, the meetings of the parliamentary committee "shall be held in camera and the

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court on Monday suspended the decision of the Parliamentary Committee (PC) which denied one year extensions in the service of two additional judges of the Sindh High Court and restrained the respondents from issuing any notification in pursuance of the PC's recommendations.
A four-member larger bench comprising Justice Mahmood Akhtar Siddiqui, Justice Jawwad S Khawaja, Justice Khilji Arif Hussain and Justice Tariq Parvez was hearing petitions against the

QUETTA - Two senior judges of lower courts in Balochistan went missing along with a police guard and driver from Usta Muhammad area of Jaffarabad district on Sunday, police told Pakistan Today. Police officials said Sibi District and Sessions Judge Jan Muhammad Gohar and Senior Civil Judge Muhammad Ali Kakar had gone to Usta Muhammad to attend a wedding and had gone missing on their way back to Sibi.
They said both judges had left for Usta Muhammad after having tea with a friend

ISLAMABAD - Hearing a joint petition against the Parliamentary Committee's (PC) rejection of one year extension in the service of four additional judges of the Lahore High Court (LHC), the Supreme Court on Thursday expressed dismay and warned the committee of ex-parte proceedings, when it came to know that no representative of the committee had turned up to pursue the matter.
The four-member bench of Justice Mahmood Akhtar Shahid Siddiqui, Justice Jawwad S Khawaja, Justice Khilji

LAHORE - A constitutional petition has been moved before the Supreme Court against the full court resolution carried on February 14 to seek extension in the ad-hoc service of two judges of the Supreme Court.
The petition filed by Watan Party in the Lahore Registry of the court, has also prayed to the court to do away with the scheme of appointing ad-hoc judges as envisaged through the Judicial Commission under the 18th constitutional amendment, and that the lower age of

ISLAMABAD - The parliamentary committee for the appointment of judges on Tuesday rejected the Judicial Commission's proposal of one year extension in the tenures of two additional judges of the Sindh High Court (SHC). The committee, headed by Syed Nayyar Hussain Bukhari, met in the Parliament House and discussed the proposal.
The committee approved the names of Justice Imam Bakhsh, Justice Azhar Rizvi, Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar and Justice Nisar Ahmed. However, it rejected the