Tag: Petition

LAHORE - Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice (CJ) Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhry on Monday disposed of a petition seeking a ban on social networking site Facebook and other websites for displaying blasphemous caricatures and anti-Islam material. The court announced the verdict after Deputy Attorney General Naveed Inayat Malik informed the court that the federal government is taking all steps to block anti-Islam websites. He said that the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA) and the

Lahore - Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice (CJ) Ijaz Ahmad Chaudhry on Friday dismissed a petition seeking contempt of court proceedings against former Pakistan People's Party (PPP) information secretary Fauzia Wahab for giving contradictory statements about diplomatic immunity to US national Raymond Davis.
The LHC CJ dismissed the petition and observing that statements of politicians did not affect court proceedings, as they were personal views. Rana Ilmuddin had filed the

Lahore - Lahore High Court (LHC) Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed on Thursday issued notices to the Punjab government, the Lahore Development Authority (LDA) and the Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) on a petition challenging establishment of the Park and Ride Shopping Plaza at the Liberty Market. The judge directed the respondents to file replies until March 2. Judicial Activism Panel Chairman Azhar Siddique and six Liberty Market shop owners filed the petition submitting that

KARACHI - The Sindh High Court (SHC) dismissed a petition filed for reopening the cases withdrawn under the National Reconciliation Ordinance (NRO) on Wednesday due to non-prosecution. The SHC divisional bench comprising Chief Justice Musheer Alam and Justice Syed Hassan Rizvi dismissed the petition filed by Iqbal Kazmi, who has continuously remained absent from hearings.
Kazmi had submitted that on October 5, 2007 former military ruler Pervez Musharraf issued the NRO, under

LAHORE - Lahore High Court (LHC) Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed on Tuesday issued a notice to the Punjab Food Department on a petition challenging procurement of polypropylene bags for storing wheat.
Barrister Syed Ali Zafar filed the petition submitting that procurement and use of polypropylene bags was not only harmful for human health and environment but also against the Punjab Procurement Rules 2009. He said that when wheat, which is a living organism, is stored in these bags

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

LAHORE - The Lahore High Court on Monday issued a notice to the attorney general for March 14 on a petition challenging Diplomatic and Consular Privileges Act, 1972, calling it against fundamental human rights guaranteed in the constitution.
Chief Justice Ijaz Ahmad Chaudhry passed the order on a petition filed by petitioner-counsel Muhammad Azhar Siddique. The petitioner-counsel contended the act was in conflict with the fundamental rights as envisaged in the Constitution 1973

LAHORE - A three-member Lahore High Court (LHC) bench on Monday directed the attorney general (AG) to submit the federal government's reply until March 10 on a petition challenging remission granted to Interior Minister Senator Rehman Malik by President Asif Ali Zardari.
Save Judiciary Committee Media Advisor Imtiaz Rashid Qureshi filed the petition submitting that the president misused his powers under Article 45 of the constitution to pardon Malik.
The petitioner's counsel

LAHORE - A petition was filed in the Lahore High Court (LHC) seeking shifting of US national Raymond Davis to the Lahore Fort and an ISI inquiry into the case. Rana Ilmddin filed the petition submitting that Davis was on a special mission in Pakistan, which could be harmful for the country's solidarity.
He said that the accused was spending his days of detention as a guest, as his 'residence' at the Kot Lakhpat Jail consists of two barrack and 18 rooms. The petitioner alleged

LAHORE - Lahore High Court Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of a petition against the removal of four additional judges by the Parliamentary Committee after the petitioner counsel sought time to argue on maintainability of the petition.
The court raised the question if the parliamentary committee's matter could be taken up under writ jurisdiction of the court. The court prima facie was of the view that taking up an issue related to the parliament could

LAHORE - A writ petition has been moved in Lahore High Court seeking directions for the federal government to produce complete record of the double murder accused American national Raymond Davis in the court.
The petitioner Ilamud Din Ghazi in his petition says the Interior Minister Rehman Malik had stated in the senate's session that he possessed the complete record of Davis. He requested the court to summon detailed record of his passport, weapon, recovered documents and

LAHORE - The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Friday disposed of a petition challenging establishment and functioning of various task forces. Justice Iftikhar Hussain Chaudhry was hearing the petition filed by Maqsood Abbas, a resident of Green Town. He submitted that the Punjab government after establishing task forces, appointed chairmen, chief coordinators and coordinators in every government department.
Maqsood pointed out that huge expenditures are being incurred on these task

LAHORE - Lahore High Court (LHC) Chief Justice (CJ) Ijaz Ahmed Chaudhry on Thursday sought reply from the federal and Punjab governments on a petition seeking court orders directing the foreign and interior ministries to provide the Punjab government complete information about foreigners living in the province.
The LHC CJ directed the deputy attorney general and Punjab assistant advocate general to ensure submission of the reply within three weeks. Advocate Noshab A Khan filed

LAHORE - A constitutional petition has been moved in the Lahore High Court seeking directions for ministries of interior and foreign affairs to provide the Punjab government complete information/functions of the foreigners living in the province.
Advocate Noshab A Khan filed the petition under article 199 of the constitution in the backdrop of murder of two young Pakistanis at Qurtaba Chowk by Raymond Davis. The petitioner-lawyer submitted that scarcity of correct information

LAHORE - A full bench of the Lahore High Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing on petitions challenging President Asif Ali Zardari for holding dual offices. Now the bench headed by Chief Justice Ijaz Ahmad Chaudhry will resume hearing on February 3. The bench was hearing petitions of Pakistan Lawyers Forum (PLF), Engineer Ghulam Jillani and Advocate Asif Mehmood Khan who seek disqualification of President Asif Ali Zardari for holding a political office of co-chairperson of PPP.