Tue, 21-Oct-2025

SC announces special arrangements for 26th amendment case

Supreme Court moved against PECA bill 2025

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan (SC) on Friday announced comprehensive arrangements for the upcoming hearing of the 26th Constitutional Amendment case, scheduled for January 27. According to an official statement, the hearing will be conducted in Courtroom No. 2, with enhanced security measures in place to ensure the safety of all participants. Due to … Read more

Additional registrar Nazar Abbas challenges contempt notice in SC

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ISLAMABAD:  Supreme Court’s Additional Registrar Judicial Nazar Abbas has challenged the contempt of court show-cause notice issued against him.

Additional Registrar Judicial Nazar Abbas has also field for a stay order against ongoing contempt of court proceedings.

The Supreme Court has constituted a six -member bench on the intra -court appeal of Additional Registrar Judicial Nazar Abbas.

The Supreme Court has constituted a six-member larger bench to hear his intra-court appeal. Headed by Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, the bench includes Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Justice Athar Minallah, Justice Hasan Azhar Rizvi, Justice Shahid Waheed, and Justice Musarrat Hilali.

The case is scheduled for hearing on Monday, January 27.

Earlier, Supreme Court removed the Additional Registrar Judicial Nazr Abbas from the post, declaring him guilty of a serious mistake.

In the Supreme Court’s declaration, the Registrar Supreme Court was directed to look into the matter of the Additional Registrar Judicial.

The controversy arose when Justice Mansoor Ali Shah’s constitutional bench issued a contempt of court notice against him for allegedly listing constitutional bench cases before a regular bench.

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SC directs to block incorrect translation of Holy Quran

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ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP)  has directed a litigant to provide if there is any evidence of teaching an objectionable translation of the Holy Quran in any educational institution of Pakistan.

The Court observed that it can be blocked if an incorrect translation of the Holy Quran is found.

Justice Amin Ud Din Khan, head of the Seven-member Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court heard the petition of Advocate Ali Khatana versus the Federation of Pakistan through the Federal Minister of Education for ‘Making Appropriate Legislation regarding Compulsory Teaching of the Holy Quran and Islamiat in Schools.’

The Court directed to give serial number to the petition and issued notices to the respondents.

Earlier, Advocated Aneeq Khattana urged before the Court about his Constitutional Petition under Article 184 (3) of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in the SCP to direct the Federation to make arrangements for the implementation of Article 31 of the Constitution in its entirety throughout Pakistan and to pass a restraining order against those who have violated this fundamental provision.

Commenting on the claim of the petitioner that there are no arrangements for teaching of the Holy Quran in Sindh and Baluchistan, Justice Hasan Azhar Rizvi remarked that he has learnt reading the Holy Quran (Nazira) in School in Sindh in 1971-72.

Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan was surprised too to hear this and remarked that Baluchistan Assembly has legislated for compulsory teaching of the Holy Quran.

The Petitioner, however, said that technology has enabled miscreants to temper with the correct translation of the Holy Quran while there is a translation that is approved by the government.

Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar remarked that it can be blocked if any incorrect translation of the Holy Book is found.

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SC directs govt for comprehensive report on slums

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ISLAMABAD: The Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court (SC) has sought a slums(Katchi abadis) policy report from the federal government within two weeks.

The Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court heard the slums (Katchi Abadis) clearance case of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) and sought the federal government for a report on slums within two weeks.

Justice Aminuddin, head of the Constitutional Bench, has said that the power to regulate informal housing settlements lies with the provinces and local governments.

Justice Jamal Mandokhail has inquired that what can the federal government legislate on the provincial authority.

Justice Rizvi said that the land mafia build slums on the banks of the drains. Slums and houses are built on plots of public facilities. Tell the government what measures it has taken to prevent slums.

Counsel CDA while arguing in the court said that Capital Development Authority has notified 10 slums. First of all, the definition of slum should be defined.

Justice Jamal Mandokhail said that if there is any encroachment other than these slums, government should take action as there are laws against illegal possession. On this, the CDA lawyer informed the court that the court itself has issued an stay order against the release of possession.

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Supreme Court constitutional bench extended for 6 months

Supreme Court constitutional bench extended for 6 months

The constitutional bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan has been extended for six months. A meeting of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan, chaired by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Yahya Afridi, was held on Saturday. During the meeting, the Judicial Commission Rules were approved, and the constitutional bench’s term was extended for an … Read more

SC restores Adil Bazai as MNA

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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday annulled the Election Commission of Pakistan decision to de-seat member of National Assembly Adil Bazai.

MNA Adil Bazai’s appeal was heard by the bench headed by Justice Mansoor Ali Shah.The ECP de-seated Adil Bazai from the National Assembly under 63A.

He was disqualified by the ECP on a plea of President PML-N on charges of floor crossing during the passage of the 26th Constitutional Amendment.

Muhammad Adil Bazai owned elections as an independent candidate from the National Assembly constituency NA 262 Quetta 1 in general elections held on February 8, 2024, and joined Sunni Ittihad Counsel after taking oath as MNA.

Muhammad Nawaz Sharif, President, Pakistan Muslim League (PML-N) filed a reference in the ECP against Adil Bazai under Article 63-A on the basis of an affidavit that he belongs to PML-N and joined another party in the Parliament.

Adil Bazai contradicted the affidavit terming it fake but the ECP granted the plea of the PML-N president disqualifying Adil to be a member of the National Assembly. The decision of the ECP was, however, challenged by Adil Bazai in the Supreme Court.

A five-member bench of the SC, headed by Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, heard the petition and declared Adil Bazai a legitimate member of the parliament. Detailed judgement of the case will be announced later.

The Court expressed displeasure over the conduct of the ECP in this particular case observing that there were two affidavits attributed to the petitioner.

The petitioner terms one affidavit fake and accepts the other as genuine. How does the ECP decide to accept the first one and reject the second.

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SC declares law of phone tapping ‘vague’

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ISLAMABAD: The Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court on Wednesday declared the law of phone tapping vague.

The case related to phone tapping was heard by a 7-member constitutional bench headed by Justice Aminuddin Khan.

During the hearing, Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar inquired whether there was any legislation related to phone tapping. On which the Additional Attorney General said that the law is there since 2013, according to the law Inter-Services Intelligence(ISI) and Intelligence Bureau(IB) were notified.

The Additional Attorney General told the court that there is a procedure for phone tapping in the law, judicial supervision is also in the law.

Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar remarked that according to the law, only a judge can give permission for phone tapping and questioned has any judge been notified for this purpose.

Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail said the phone tapping law is vague while Justice Aminuddin Khan remarked that “We are not interested in reports or law as courts want results”.

The Additional Attorney General said that “I do not know about the nomination of the judge”, on which Justice Jamal Mandokhail said that this case will have an impact on many pending cases.

Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar remarked that the law does not allow everyone to record every phone.

The Advocate on Record (AOR) said in the court that the petitioner is not being contacted in this case, the petitioner’s lawyer also died last year.

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SC fixes PTI founder’s plea to form judicial commission for hearing

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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday approved Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) founder’s petition to form a judicial commission to investigate the May 9 incidents.

The Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court heard the plea of founder PTTI for a judicial inquiry into the May 9 incident, in which the Additional Attorney General and Imran Khan’s lawyer appeared in the court.

During the hearing, the Additional Attorney General said that the petition is not of public importance and there are objections to it. On this the court overruled the objections of the Registrar’s Office and directed it to be scheduled for hearing.

Founder PTI’s lawyer Hamid Khan said that it has been one and a half years, do you know what happened on May 9.After May 9, there were hundreds of cases and a political party was walled up.

On this, Jamal Khan Mandokhail asked why you did not approach the High Court. Hamid Khan said that it is not a matter of any province but of the whole country.

The court told the founder PTI’s lawyer that they are only finishing the objections of the registrar office, the case on merits has not been heard yet, the court will have to satisfy the questions raised when the case is rescheduled.

During the hearing, Justice Musarrat Hilali remarked that even if the commission is formed, it will only fix the liability. She remarked that the judicial commission report will not affect the criminal cases.

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SC rejects plea seeking transfer of detainees in normal jail

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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court(SC) on Tuesday rejected the plea to transfer the detainees to normal jails in the case of trials of civilians in military courts.

A 7-member constitutional bench of the Supreme Court heard the case of the civilian trial in the military courts, in which Pakistan Tehreek Insaf’s lawyer Latif Khosa and the Additional Attorney General appeared in the court.

During the hearing, lawyer Latif Khosa said that at least the detainees can be met in the jails, on which Justice Aminuddin Khan said that the Attorney General has given assurances regarding the meeting.

The court rejected Latif Khosa’s plea to transfer the detainees to regular jails.

During the hearing, Additional Attorney General told the court that defence ministry lawyer Khawaja Haris is unwell and he has stomach problem due to which he cannot appear in the court, so the hearing should be postponed.

The court accepted the request of the Additional Attorney General to adjourn the hearing and adjourned the further hearing of the case till Thursday.

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SC dismisses govt plea seeking permission for military court to announce judgments

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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) rejected the federal government’s plea to allow military courts to announce case judgments.

A 7-member constitutional bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Justice Aminuddin Khan, heard the petitions related to the military courts to announce case verdicts.

Justice Musarrat Hilali remarked that allowing military courts to adjudicate cases would mean recognizing the authority of military courts.

The constitution bench rejected the government’s request to allow military courts to announce the cases judgment.

A constitution bench of the Supreme Court adjourned till tomorrow the hearing on pleas related to trial of civilians in military courts.

On the other hand, Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan has rejected petitions to suspend hearing of appeals against trials of civilian under Army Act until the court decides the fate of the petitions against 26th Constitutional Amendment.

The seven-member Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan was hearing a petition, filed by the former Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Jawad S Khwaja, not to hear the petition regarding trial of civilian under military act until the court concludes hearing of the pleas against 26th Constitutional Amendment.

The court also slapped a fine of Rs20,000 on the former chief justice.

Responding to a question, counsel for Justice Jawad S Khwaja argued before the Court that the Constitutional Bench, hearing the said petition, is constituted under the 26 Constitutional Amendment that is already challenged in the Court.

What will be the fate of its judgment if the SCP undo 26 Amendment. The Counsel said he can’t accept the jurisdiction of the Constitutional Bench until the SCP decides the petition against 26 Amendment.

The Court was annoyed with the statement and advised the lawyer to leave the court if he doesn’t accept it. The Court imposed a fine of Rs20000 on the petitioner terming his petition an attempt to delay the proceedings.

Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar remarked that even if the Court undo the 26 Amendment, judgments of the Constitutional Bench will remain protected.

Justice Jamal Mandokhail observed that the Constitutional Bench is working under the 26 Amendment and the petition against the said Amendment will be heard by the same Bench.

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Supreme Court Constitutional Bench addresses missing persons’ case

Government moves forward in drafting law against fake news

The Supreme Court of Pakistan’s constitutional bench has summoned reports from all relevant agencies during the hearing of the missing persons’ case. Notices have been issued to the Attorney General, Ministry of Interior, and other parties involved. Justice Jamal Mandokhel emphasized that thousands of people are still missing, stating, “Only statements will not resolve the … Read more

Supreme Court pending cases reduce to 58,487

Supreme Court pending cases reduce to 58,487

The Supreme Court of Pakistan has managed to lower its backlog of pending cases to 58,487. Previously, the number of pending cases had exceeded 60,000 during the tenure of former Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa. From November 16 to 30, the court disposed of 674 additional cases, contributing to the reduction. The report reveals that … Read more

SC rejects plea to take suo motu on death during PTI protest

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ISLAMABAD: The Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court  on Wednesday rejected the verbal plea to take suo motu notice of the deaths during the Pakistan Tehreak e Insaf(PTI) Islamabad protest.

The five-member Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court, headed by Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan, was hearing miscellaneous petitions regarding climate change and the PTI Chairman’s petition regarding the merger of Federally Administered Triable Areas into Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.

On the request of the Counsel for Chairman PTI Advocate Babar Awan the Court disposed of the petition.

Babar Awan pleaded before the court that FATA is already merged in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and there is no need for any action in this regard.

During the hearing , the additional advocate general (AAG) of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa government made a verbal request in which he said that there were deaths on both sides, the Constitutional Bench can take notice automatically.

On this, Justice Musarrat Hilali said cautioned against making political statements during Supreme Court proceedings. While Justice Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail said that this matter is not before us, we do not want to talk about it.

Head of the constitutional bench, Justice Aminuddin Khan, remarked that the court cannot address matters not presented before it.

Later, the constitutional bench of the court rejected the oral plea of ​​Additional Advocate Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to take suo motu notice

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SC seeks report from ANF over sale of drugs in educational institutions

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ISLAMABAD: The Constitutional Bench of Supreme Court sought a written response from the Anti-Narcotics Force (ANF) and all the provinces on the petition against the sale of drugs in educational institutions.

A five-member Constitutional Bench headed by Justice Aminuddin Khan heard a petition against the sale of drugs in educational institutions across the country.

During the hearing, Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar asked what steps have been taken so far to prevent drugs.

Justice Musarrat Hilali said that establish a spying system under the ANF informant system in educational institutions. She remarked that most drugs are supplied in prisons.

Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar said that it has been written in the report regarding Balochistan that there is zero use of heroin.

Justice Musarrat Hilali said most affected province is Khyber Pakhtunkhwa in term of drug use and inquired that why KP authorities silent on this issue is.

Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail said drug is real issue for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa and Balochistan.

The Constitutional Bench while seeking a written reply from ANF and all the provinces ordered that a complete mechanism should be provided in the written reply to deal with drug peddling in educational institutions.

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SC dismisses plea seeking removal of non-performing govt’s officials

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ISLAMABAD: The Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court dismissed the petition seeking the dismissal of non-performing government officials.

A 7-member bench headed by Justice Aminuddin Khan, head of the Constitution Bench, heard the petition related to the dismissal of idle and non-working government officials.

During the hearing, Justice Ayesha Malik told the petitioner that in your petition, all government employees are not working and should be dismissed. She remarked that petitioner should identify these government officials and refer to the relevant institutions.

Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar said that you(petitioner) have not mentioned any government officer in his plea.

Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail asked the petitioner, “Which of your work has not been done? Please inform the court, what does it mean”. “Should we expel the president, prime minister, speaker and assembly members”.

Later, the Constitution Bench dismissed the petition as inadmissible.

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Petition seeking victory for candidates with 50% votes dismissed  

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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) has dismissed the petition seeking to declare candidates receiving over 50 percent of votes as successful in election and imposed a Rs 20,000 fine.

The Constitutional Bench of the SC headed by Justice Aminuddin Khan heard the petition to declare the candidate who got more than 50 percent votes in the election as successful.

During the hearing, Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar asked that under which constitutional provision should 50% of votes be declared mandatory for a candidate in an election. The successful candidate is decided on the votes cast in the election.

Justice Ayesha Malik said that first it should be told which fundamental right of the petitioner has been affected, which clauses of the constitution are being violated.

Justice Jamal Kahn Mandokhail remarked that if a new law is to be made, the Supreme Court does not have the power to do so.

During the hearing, Justice Mandokhail asked the petitioner whether he cast his vote in the February 2024 election.

On this the petitioner said that he did not cast his vote in the election, Justice Mandokhail replied that then you are disrespecting the constitution.

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SC constitutional benches to ‘start hearing cases’ from November 14

SC constitutional benches to ‘start hearing cases’ from November 14

The Supreme Court’s constitutional benches are set to begin hearing cases from Thursday, November 14. According to details, the decision emerged from a meeting of the seven-member constitutional bench established by the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP). Senior Supreme Court judge Justice Aminuddin Khan presided over the meeting, with Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar participating via … Read more

Chief Justice calls meeting on November 5 to discuss appointing judges for the Supreme Court

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The Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) will meet on Tuesday to discuss judges for the constitutional benches, raising questions about judge eligibility, provincial representation, and procedural details. Some legal experts have also pointed out unresolved issues regarding seniority, appointment sequence, and the commission and bench formation relationship. Chief Justice Yahya Afridi has convened the JCP’s … Read more

Senate body agrees to increase number of SC judges to 25

Senate body agrees to increase number of SC judges to 25

Amid opposition from the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and Jamiat-Ulema-e-Islam Fazl (JUI-F), the Senate Standing Committee on Law and Justice agreed to increase the number of Supreme Court judges to 25 to help clear the backlog of cases. During the meeting led by Senator Farooq H. Naek, the committee agreed to raise the sanctioned strength of … Read more

CJP Yahya Afridi heads first full court session after oath  

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ISLAMABAD: The full court session under the supervision of Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi is going on in the Supreme Court.

According to the sources, in the full court meeting, various judicial matters including the reservations of the judges will be considered.

It is the first full court meeting of the Supreme Court under the supervision of Justice Yahya Afridi, in which all the judges except the senior most judge Justice Mansoor Ali Shah are participating.

It should be noted that after the implementation of the 26th constitutional amendment, the special parliamentary committee appointed Justice Yahya Afridi as the Chief Justice.

Justice Mansoor Ali Shah did not participate in his swearing-in ceremony due to his age, while he did not participate in the full court reference of Qazi Faez’s retirement.

However, he wrote a letter to the Registrar Supreme Court in which he pointed out issues in judiciary.

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SC dismisses PTI’s review plea about intra-party elections

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ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court (SC) dismissed Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaaf (PTI) petition regarding intra-party elections.

A three-member bench, headed by CJP Qazi Faez Isa, and comprising Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar and Justice Musarrat Hilali, was hearing the PTI’s plea to review its judgement on its intra-party election.

PTI’s counsel Hamid Khan pleaded for the constitution of a larger bench for the review petition and asked that the case be referred to the committee for constitution of a larger bench.

Speaking to Hamid Khan, Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa said that there is a matter of revision and court have to look at the law.

Justice Qazi Faez Isa said why you did not raise this point earlier, you should proceed with the case.

Hamid Khan said that the court should see the paragraph of the decision of the Sunni Ittehad Council and Election Commission case, on which the Chief Justice of Pakistan said why should court look at that decision.

PTI’s lawyer Hamid Khan objected to the bench and said that the present 3-member bench cannot hear the case as a 13-member bench has already given its verdict in the Sunni Ittehad Cuncil case.

Hamid Khan said that it is being said that PTI has not conducted intra-party elections but party has conducted elections, however court declared it null and void.

Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar said PTI’s election constitution is very transparent, either you should change such constitution or hold intra-party elections accordingly.

The Supreme Court, while upholding the January 13 decision regarding the PTI intra-party election, dismissed the review petition and said that no error could be identified in the decision.

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SC abolishes job quote for govt employees’ children

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Islamabad: On Friday, the Supreme Court of Pakistan annulled all policies and packages pertaining to job quotas for the children of government employees. A three-member bench of the court heard the appeal from the General Post Office (GPO) regarding the Peshawar High Court’s (PHC) ruling and subsequently issued its decision. In an 11-page order authored … Read more

Election Act cannot nullify July 12 ruling on reserved seat case: SC

Election Act

In a recent clarification, the Supreme Court reaffirmed that changes to the Election Act cannot invalidate its July 12 ruling regarding the reserved seats case on Friday. A majority of eight judges provided this clarification. Initially, on July 12, the Supreme Court determined that the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) was eligible for reserved seats, opposing the … Read more

SC forms 3-member bench to hear plea against proposed amendments

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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) constituted a three-member bench to hear the petition against the proposed constitutional amendments.

The bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa will hold the hearing on October 17.

Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan and Justice Shahid Bilal are included in the bench.

Lawyer Abid Zuberi had filed a constitutional petition in the Supreme Court against the proposed constitutional amendments.

The Registrar’s Office has issued a notice to Advocate Abid Zuberi.

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SC annuls LHC judgment on Punjab election tribunals

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ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court accepted the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) petition and overturned the Lahore High Court’s (LHC) June 12 judgment on establishment of election tribunals in Punjab.

A 5-member bench headed by Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa completed the hearing of the case and reserved the verdict, which the court announced on Monday morning.

The Chief Justice read out the decision and allowed the appeal of the Election Commission regarding the election tribunals in Punjab and annulled the decision of the Lahore High Court.

The decision of the court came from 5-0, in which the notification of the Registrar of Lahore High Court on the appointment of Judges Tribunal of June 12 has also been declared null and void.

The court observed the single bench verdict of the Lahore High Court cannot be presented as a judicial precedent. The High Court judge did not take into account the non-meeting of the Chief Election Commissioner and the Chief Justice.

The court said that a cautious attitude should be adopted when the dispute is related to a constitutional institution. The Election Commission pleaded that the constitution of election tribunals is the authority of the Election Commission.

The Chief Justice said that there is an additional note by Justice Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail and Justice Aqeel Abbasi.

It should be noted that on June 12, the Lahore High Court had given a verdict on the Punjab Election Tribunals, in which the court had constituted 6 election tribunals in Punjab.

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ECP files review plea to seek SC clarification on reserved seats  

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ISLAMABAD: The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has filed a review petition in the Supreme Court (SC), seeking clarification on some points after the detailed order in the reserved seats case.

Since the detailed order has been issued, additional grounds have been added in the already filed review petition, said a press release issued here Thursday.

The parliament introduced new provisions regarding reserved seats in the  Act, and the ECP wants to know whether to follow the new law or the Supreme Court’s order so CMA has been filed, it further said.

The ECP has been deliberating on the situation after the SC’s detailed order and the amendment of the Election Act by the Parliament for the last  few days.

It should be noted that a few days ago Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq had written a letter to the Chief Election Commissioner in which it was said that reserved seats should be allotted according to the Election Act Amendment Bill while maintaining the independence of the Parliament.

In his letter, he had written that a member of parliament who did not submit a party certificate along with his nomination papers would be considered an independent and independent members who became part of a political party could not be allowed to change parties.

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PTI challenges Practice and Procedure Ordinance in SC

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ISLAMABAD:  Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf(PTI) has challenged the Practice and Procedure Amendment Ordinance in the Supreme Court(SC).

Chairman PTI Barrister Gohar Khan has filed a constitutional petition in the Supreme Court against the Practice and Procedure Amendment Ordinance.

The petition has requested that the Practice and Procedure Presidential Ordinance be declared unconstitutional and all the decisions of the Practice Procedure Committee after the Ordinance be declared illegal and nullified.

The petition asked that the newly constituted Practice and Procedure Committee be stopped from functioning pending the pendency of the constitutional petition and that the old Practice and Procedure Committee be allowed to function pending the petition against the Ordinance.

In the petition filed by Barrister Gohar, the Federation, Ministry of Law and Secretary to the President of the State have been made parties.

It should be noted that a few days ago, after the approval of the Federal Cabinet, President Asif Zardari signed the Practice and Procedure Ordinance, after which it came into effect.

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SC reserves verdict in election tribunal formation case  

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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) has reserved the judgment on the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) appeal against the Lahore High Court’s order appointing election tribunals in Punjab.

A 5-member bench headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Qazi Faez Isa heard the Election Commission’s appeal regarding the formation of election tribunals in Punjab. During which lawyer Salman Akram Raja, Hamid Khan and the Election Commission’s lawyer appeared in the court.

At the beginning of the hearing, Hamid Khan, the lawyer of the respondent Salman Akram, objected to the Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa and said that “We have objection to hearing your case, to which the Chief Justice said that if you want to separate yourself, then do it”.

During the hearing, Justice Aqeel Abbasi remarked that according to the written reply of the Election Commission, the problem was resolved by consulting the High Court.

On this, the Election Commission lawyer said that yes, the Chief Justice of Lahore High Court has established 4 tribunals and after changing the law, the Election Commission will appoint the remaining 4.

Justice Qazi Faez Isa said that the matters which are not for the court should be resolved among themselves.

Jamal Khan Mandokhail remarked that the Election Commission has the authority, but the appointment of judges for the tribunal is done in consultation with the High Courts.

The Chief Justice said that the number of tribunals depends on the cases and court will decide on the number of judges looking at the cases.

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