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LHC seeks report on provision of free medicines in hospitals

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  • Justice Shahid Karim heard the petition related to unavailability drugs.
  • Secretary Health Javed Qazi appeared in the court.
  • LHC adjourned the hearing of the case till January 19.

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Thursday sought a report on the provision of free medicines in hospitals.

Justice Shahid Karim heard the petition related to the unavailability of emergency facilities in government and private hospitals.

Secretary Health Javed Qazi appeared in the court.

Petitioner Dr. Salman Kazmi’s lawyer, Azhar Siddique, argued that the health system has deteriorated over the past three years. The Supreme Court has issued several orders on providing better health facilities.

The petitioner submitted that there are no adequate measures in the emergency yet. Doctors are not available and there is a shortage of ventilators. He requested the court to order to provide better emergency facilities in public and private hospitals.

The court called for a report regarding the provision of free medicines in hospitals and fixing the prices of various tests in private hospitals.

The Lahore High Court while seeking a report from the Punjab Healthcare Commission (PHC) on the next hearing ordered that every effort should be made for better access to health care for the common man. The court will make every possible effort for the betterment of health.

The Lahore High Court adjourned the hearing of the case till January 19.

 

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LHC issues detail verdict of extending winter vacations

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LHC issues detail
  • Justice Shahid Karim of Lahore High Court in a two-page written order.
  • The written order will be implemented in all educational institutions.
  • Court directed education department of Punjab to release a notification.

LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) issued detail written verdict in its order of extending winter vacations due to the heavy smog.

Justice Shahid Karim of Lahore High Court in a two-page written order directed the education department of Punjab to release a notification of an extension in winter vacations.

The written order stated that the extension in winter vacations will be implemented in all educational institutions including schools and colleges.

On Dec 27, LHC ordered to extend winter vacations for one more week amid the increasing threat of smog. The orders were passed by the LHC while hearing the petitions moved for seeking the remedy to address the smog issue.

On other hand, the Punjab government notified three off days a week for schools in the provincial capital owing to extreme smog.

The provincial government has notified three weekly offs in Lahore’s schools on the Lahore High Court’s orders in view of the state of smog and air quality in provincial capital city.

Smoke from vehicles, factories and burning of the remains of crops have been major factors behind the dense smog that engulfs cities in the beginning days of Winter.

 

 

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LHC moved to remove Governor Punjab

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  • Shabbir Ismail filed a plea via Azhar Siddique to remove Governor.
  • President ,CM, Speaker, Federal Govt and others made parties.
  • Governor violated his oath by taking unconstitutional actions.

LAHORE:A petition was filed in the Lahore High Court (LHC) seeking the removal of Balighur Rehman from the post of Punjab Governor.

Shabbir Ismail filed a plea through Azhar Siddique Advocate to remove Governor Punjab Baligh ur Rehman from office in Lahore High Court.

In the petition filed in the court, the President, Governor, Chief Minister, Speaker, Federal Government, Punjab Government, and Chief Secretary of Punjab have been made parties.

Petitioner submitted that there is no time restriction in the constitution for the vote of confidence, four to seven days has been given in the constitution for the motion of no confidence.

It was stated in the petition that the Governor violated Article 10A of the Constitution and Assembly Rules by asking the Chief Minister for a vote of confidence. The Governor has no authority to remove the Chief Minister and the Cabinet.

It was further stated in the statement that the Governor took a biased, malicious unilateral action by removing the Chief Minister and the Cabinet from their posts. The Governor violated his oath by taking unconstitutional and illegal actions.

In the petition, it was requested that for the protection of democratic values, the governor Baligh ur Rehman should be immediately removed from office and action should be taken against him and the orders of the governor to call the session and to dissolve the chief minister, the cabinet should be annulled.

Earlier, a letter was sent to the President of Pakistan and the Prime Minister to remove the Governor of Punjab Baligh ur Rehman by the Chairman of the Judicial Activism Panel.

 

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Smog: LHC directs to extend holidays for educational institutes

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LHC ordered extension of holidays in schools Smog condition in Punjab has been intensifying Notification was also issued regarding closure of markets LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) has extended the holidays in schools and colleges of the province for another week owing to the soaring smog situation. The court has ordered the submission of … Read more

Petition filed in LHC against de-notification of CM

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  • The petition was filed in the Lahore High Court by Barrister Ali Zafar.
  • Governor, Government of Punjab, and Chief Secretary have been made parties.
  • Governor of Punjab misused the powers and de-notified the Chief Minister.

Karachi: A constitutional petition has been filed against the de-notification of Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi and the dissolution of the provincial cabinet.

The petition was filed in the Lahore High Court by Barrister Ali Zafar, the lawyer of Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, which consists of five pages.

Governor Punjab, the Government of Punjab, and Chief Secretary Punjab have been made parties in the constitutional petition.

In the petition, it was argued that the Governor of Punjab misinterpreted Article 130 sub-section 7 of the Constitution, the Governor of Punjab misused the powers and de-notified the Chief Minister.

It was stated in the position that the Governor of Punjab had no authority to take any action after the speaker’s ruling, the governor gave an unconstitutional order to call a second session for the vote of confidence in the ongoing session, under the constitution, the governor is not the chief minister’s authority.

It was argued in the petition that the Chief Secretary of Punjab issued an illegal notification to suspend him(CM) from work and dissolve the cabinet without the approval of the Chief Minister. The Chief Secretary of Punjab directly implemented any order of the Governor without the approval of the Chief Minister.

In the petition, it was requested that the ongoing notifications of the Governor and Chief Secretary Punjab should be declared null and void and the court should declare the actions of the Governor Punjab annulled.

It should be noted that the constitutional petition was prepared by Barrister Ali Zafar, Aamir Saeed Ran, and a team of lawyers on the instructions of Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi while Advocate General Punjab Ahmed Owais was also consulted in the preparation of the constitutional petition.

Earlier, Governor Punjab Baligh ur Rehman de-notified Punjab Chief Minister Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi.

 

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LHC dismisses plea seeking prevention of Punjab Assembly from being dissolved

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Namdar Ali, a lawyer from Toba Tek Singh, filed plea. LHC Justice Shahid Karim expressed displeasure. It would be detrimental to the stability, said petitioner. LAHORE: The LHC on Tuesday dismissed, as not maintainable, a petition seeking a direction to prevent the Punjab Assembly from being dissolved prematurely. Namdar Ali, a lawyer from Toba Tek … Read more

LHC dismisses petition related to possible dissolution of Punjab Assembly

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  • Justice Shahid Karim of Lahore High Court heard the case.
  • Imran Khan, Pervaiz Elahi and others were made parties.
  • Petitioner requested to order to stop the possible dissolution.

LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday dismissed the petition seeking stoppage of a possible dissolution of the Punjab Assembly on condition of withdrawal.

Justice Shahid Karim of Lahore High Court heard the case.

Chairman Pakistan Tehreek e Insaf (PTI) Imran Khan, Chief Minister Punjab Chaudhry Pervaiz Elahi, Election Commission, Chief Secretary, and others were made parties in the petition.

The petition was filed by a citizen Namdar Ali.

The court remarked that the dissolution of the assembly is the constitutional authority of Chief Minister Punjab and how the court can interfere.

Court questioned how fundamental rights are affected by the dissolution of the assembly.

Court asked the petitioner to withdraw the plea or the court pronounces its decision.

The petitioner submitted that On December 18, CM Punjab Pervaiz Elahi said that the assembly would complete its constitutional term.

He further submitted that Pervaiz Elahi is dissolving the assembly on the directives of Imran Khan which is a violation of the constitution and law.

The petitioner said only Imran Khan will benefit from the dissolution of the Punjab Assembly.

 

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Petition filed in LHC against nominal decrease in POL products

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  • Head of the Judicial Activism Panel, Azhar Siddique, has filed a plea.
  • The petitioner said the government nominally reduced the rates of petrol and other POL products.
  • Petitioner requested the court to order the government to further reduce the prices of petroleum products.

LAHORE: A petition has been filed in the Lahore High Court (LHC) against the slight reduction in petroleum prices and requesting the court to order the government to further decrease the prices of POL products as per the international market.

Head of the Judicial Activism Panel, Azhar Siddique, has filed a plea and stated that prices of petroleum products in the global market fell.

The petitioner said the government nominally reduced the rates of petrol and other POL products whereas the prices in the global oil market have drastically decreased recently.

He submitted that the prices of petroleum products should be reduced by 30 to 50 rupees as per the global market.

Petitioner requested the court to order the government to further reduce the prices of petroleum products.

On the other hand, Minister for Finance and Revenue Senator Ishaq Dar announced that the price of petrol has been decreased by Rs10 to  reach Rs214.80 per liter for the next fortnight effective from December 16.

In a video address, the finance minister said the price reduction was made in line with Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif’s aspirations of “providing maximum” relief to the masses.

 

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Punjab lawyers calls off strike after CJP’s assurance

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LAHORE: After a break of 12 days, the lawyers in Punjab called off their strike for a week following an assurance given by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial for resolving the issues relating to the conviction of a sitting member of Punjab Bar Council (PbBC) on a contempt charge by the Lahore … Read more

SC orders to issue advertisement for summoning Hamza Shehbaz

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The Supreme Court on Thursday ordered to issue an advertisement in the newspaper to summon Pakistan Muslim League Nawaz (PML-N) leader Hamza Shahbaz. A three-judge bench headed by Justice Ijaz-Ul-Ahsan heard the case regarding the National Accountability Bureau’s (NAB) appeal. The court ordered to publish the advertisement after non-compliance to summoning notices by the prime … Read more

LHC is set to announce verdict in Meesha Shafi case

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Meesha Shafi case

Lahore High Court (LHC) is set to announce its verdict on Wednesday (9th March) in a petition of singer Meesha Shafi and others challenging a case registered under the cybercrime law on a complaint of actor-cum-singer Ali Zafar on a charge of running a malicious campaign against him. Read more: Meesha’s plea seeking permanent exemption … Read more

Oath through a video link: LHC overrules registrar’s office objection to Ishaq Dar plea

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Justice Muzammil Akhtar Shabbir of the Lahore High Court on Monday overruled Registrar’s office objection to the petition of PML-N senator Ishaq Dar, who has been living in self-exile abroad, seeking directions to the senate chairman to allow him to take oath through a video link. Read more: PML-N offers Punjab chief ministership to Aleem Khan: … Read more

Unisame urges for khashkhash, gurr exports policy formation

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KARACHI: The Union of Small and Medium Enterprises (Unisame) has stressed for allowing the exports of jaggery (gurr) and khashkhash to global buyers, a statement said on Tuesday. The Unisame invited the attention of Commerce Additional Federal Secretary Dr Ahmed Mujtaba Memon to the long outstanding demand of the Small and Medium Enterprises (SME) sector … Read more

PECA Ordinance 2022 challenged in Lahore High Court

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LAHORE: The Prevention of Electronic Crimes (Amendment) Act (Peca) Ordinance 2022 has been challenged in the Lahore High Court (LHC) through a constitutional petition, seeking its annulment for being in violation of fundamental rights. Read more: PPP will challenge amendments to Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act: Gilani Advocate Chaudhry Saeed Zafar approached the LHC against … Read more

LHC asks Punjab govt to protect basic rights of persons with disabilities

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The Lahore High Court (LHC) has directed the provincial government to implement “The Punjab Empowerment of Persons with Different Abilities Act, 2021”, once enacted and notified by the assembly, in letter and spirit in order to protect the fundamental rights of persons with disabilities (PWDs). Justice Jawad Hassan issued the direction in a judgment issued … Read more

LHC orders police, FIA action against culprits in expired heart stents case

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LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday ordered the federal investigation agency (FIA) and capital city police officer (CCPO) to take action against the individuals responsible for inserting expired heart stents at Punjab Institute of Cardiology (PIC). Justice Shahid Waheed was hearing the petitions of lawyer Rana Sikandar and others seeking criminal action against … Read more

Federal, Punjab chief law officers issued notices on plea challenging Charity Act 2018

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LHC

The Lahore High Court on Thursday issued notices to the attorney general of Pakistan and advocate general of Punjab on a petition challenging the Punjab Charity Act 2018 being unconstitutional. On behalf of the petitioners/organisations, Advocate Hina Jillani argued that the impugned law violated Article 17 of the Constitution and imposed unreasonable restrictions on the … Read more

LHC bars electronic, print media from carrying unregistered housing schemes’ ads

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The Lahore High Court on Wednesday barred electronic and print media from carrying advertisements of unregistered housing schemes. Read more: Presidential system is against basic structure of Constitution, rules LHC Hearing a case about unregistered housing schemes, Justice Shahid Jamil directed electronic and print media not to carry advertisements without a no-objection certificate (NOC). The court … Read more

Burning of medical waste, garbage challenged in Lahore High Court

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LAHORE: The toxic practice of burning garbage and medical waste in the open air on the outskirts of Lahore has been challenged in the high court. Advocate Rana Muhammad Sikandar filed a petition in the Lahore High Court (LHC) in which he claimed the practice of garbage burning is carried out under the supervision of … Read more

Tiktoker’s assaulting case: LHC grants post-arrest bail to prime suspect, three co-accused

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The Lahore High Court on Monday granted post-arrest bail to prime suspect, Rambo, in the case of blackmailing and assaulting Tiktoker Ayesha Akram at the Minar-i-Pakistan. Justice Shehram Sarwar Chaudhary allowed the bail petitions of Amir Sohail alias Rambo and three of his co-accused subject to surety bonds of Rs100, 000 each. Read more: Who is … Read more

LHC grants bail to accused involved in bogus cheque case

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The Lahore High Court on Monday granted bail to an accused involved in Rs. 11 million bogus cheque case and ordered his immediate release from jail. Justice Sardar Ahmed Naeem issued the order on the bail petition filed by ​​accused Malik Khalid Mahmood. Read more: Lahore accountability court acquits 16 including PML-N leaders in Saaf Pani … Read more

Petition seeking new ban on PUBG moved in LHC

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LAHORE: A writ petition has been filed in the Lahore High Court (LHC) on Saturday seeking a permanent ban on the online game, Player Unknown’s Battlegrounds (PUBG). A citizen named Tanveer Ahmed filed the petition through advocate Nadeem Sarwar, saying many deaths have been reported due to the negative effects of the game. He mentioned … Read more

Disgruntled wife reaches LHC to get custody of minor children

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LAHORE: A woman, who left her husband as he prohibited her from improper use of mobile phone, on Wednesday approached the Lahore High Court (LHC) seeking recovery of her children from their father. The woman, Sidra Bibi, stated before Justice Tariq Saleem Sheikh that she did not want to live with her husband and wanted … Read more

LHC bars cutting of trees, razing of hills in-and-around Murree

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LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Wednesday stopped the cutting of trees and razing of hills in and around the famous tourist spot, Murree. The high court directed relevant authorities to explain what steps have been taken to halt such illegal activities and whether any efforts are being made to introduce mountain-specific legislation. “Since … Read more

Non-provision of jobs to transgenders: LHC seeks reply from CS, Social Welfare Dept

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The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday sought reply from the Punjab Chief Secretary (CS) and Social Welfare Department (SWD) on a petition filed against non-provision of jobs to transgenders in the police department under quota system. Read more: LHC scraps billion dollars Ravi Riverfront Urban Development Project Justice Shujaat Ali Khan was hearing the petition … Read more

LHC declines petition against closure of marriage halls amid rising Covid cases

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LAHORE: The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday declined the petition of the Punjab Marriage Halls Association (PMHA) challenging the new restrictions on indoor functions after the sharp surge in the cases of Omicron variant of Covid-19. The high court observed that the issue raised in the petition is related to the policy of the … Read more

Justice Ayesha Malik takes oath as ‘first woman judge’ of Supreme Court

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Justice Ayesha Malik takes as Pakistan's first woman SC judge

Justice Ayesha Malik makes history as she took oath as the first woman judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday. Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Gulzar Ahmed administered the oath to her at a ceremony in Islamabad. Read more: Justice Ayesha Malik — A fiercely opposed judge Justice Ayesha studied in Pakistan and abroad, … Read more

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