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SHC grants relief to Shahbaz Gill, disposes of three cases

Shahbaz Gill

SHC grants relief to Shahbaz Gill in three cases The cases were disposed off in Karachi He was arrested for derogatory remarks KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) Thursday granted relief to Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shahbaz Gill in three cases. SHC has dismissed the sedition cases against the PTI leader after the submission of … Read more

SHC bars police from arresting Shahbaz Gill

SHC SHahbaz Gill

SHC bars police to arrest PTI leader Shahbaz Gill Court issued notices to IG Sindh and others for January 12 Hearing was held on plea of Shahbaz Gill KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) ordered Monday that Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Shahbaz Gill must not be arrested in three cases registered against him in Karachi. … Read more

SHC warns against encroachment, illegal parking in city

SHC encroachment

SHC warned against illegal parking, encroachment in city The court said there will be no tolerance against encroachment It also ordered to ensure the elimination of encroachment KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday warned against the encroachment and illegal parking in green belts and open spaces in the city. The court while taking … Read more

SHC heard petition against entry fee at Quaid’s tomb

SHC entry fees

SHC heard petition against the collection of entry fees at tomb of Quaid Court sought a response from the management board of tomb Additional Advocate General was also ordered to submit reply KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday heard the petition against the collection of entry fees at the mausoleum of Quaid-e-Azam in … Read more

Perween Rehman case: SHC declares detention of suspects ‘unlawful’

Perween Rehman

SHC declared detention of accused under MPO as unlawful. Court had overturned the death sentences of five suspects in the murder case Perween Rehman was gunned down in Orangi Town in 2013 KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday declared the detention of the accused in Perween Rehman murder case as unlawful. Social activist … Read more

Nine-Zero explosives case: SHC rejects appeal against acquittal of MQM workers

MQM workers

SHC dismissed appeals against the acquittal of MQM workers ATC had acquitted 26 MQM workers in the case last year Rangers raided Nine-Zero headquarters and recovered heavy weapons KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) dismissed appeals against the acquittal of Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) workers in a case related to the recovery of explosives and … Read more

SHC summoned Deputy Secretary to CM house secretariat for threatening petitioners

Deputy Secretary to CM house secretariat
  • Sindh High Court (SHC) heard a case related to the land dispute in Gulistan Johar Block 3
  • The court said that the letter sent to the petitioners is like intervening in the matters of the court, said SHC
  •   “What is the big work, is the record not computerized? How many files have been lost, you guys?” Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi said while expressing concerns
  • The court sought a comprehensive report from the KDA officials and ordered that the KDA record be produced on the land dispute

KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) heard a case related to the land dispute in Gulistan Johar Block 3, in which the court summoned Deputy Secretary to Chief Minister Secretariat Riaz Hussain Wasan over his letter threatening the petitioners, BOL News reports on Tuesday.

According to the details, the court said that the letter sent to the petitioners is like intervening in the matters of the court.   

Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi expressed his indignation at KDA for not submitting the answer and said, “What is the big work, is the record not computerized? How many files have been lost, you guys?”

Sindh High Court (SHC) gave remarks that it is the people who suffer not the departments of government. “You can not even make computerized records for the people and they are suffering due to negligence of KDA,” Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi said.

The court sought a comprehensive report from the KDA officials and ordered that the KDA record be produced on the land dispute.

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SHC restrains FIA from taking action against Imran Ismail

imran ismail

KARACHI: Sindh High Court (SHC) has restrained the Federal Investigation Agency (FIA) from taking action against former Governor Sindh Imran Ismail and PTI MPA Seema Zia in the funding case. The court heard a petition filed by Imran Ismail and Seema Zia. The court stopped the federal agency from taking action and sought replies till … Read more

Traders approach court against collecting sales tax through bills

sales tax

KARACHI: The Anjuman-e-Tajiran Sindh has approached the Sindh High Court against the levying of retail sales tax through electricity bills. The petition filed by Anjuman-e-Tajiran Sindh President Javed Shams will be heard tomorrow. It stated the implementation of sales tax included in the federal budget 2022-23. It said taxes were not applicable on small traders … Read more

PTI moves SHC against postponing Sindh LG polls

ECP PTI

PTI has approached the SHC against the ECP’s decision The second phase of LG polls have been postponed The ECP cited inclement weather, Muharram for the postponement KARACHI: Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf (PTI) has approached the Sindh High Court (SHC) against the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) decision to postpone the second phase of local government (LG) … Read more

SHC extends Babar Ghauri’s protective bail by 9 days

SHC extends protective bail by nine days ATC grants 7 days remand in corruption reference Babar Ghauri was arrested upon arrival at Karachi airport KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Tuesday extended protective bail in a corruption reference for Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) senior leader Babar Ghauri by nine days. Babar’s Ghauri was arrested … Read more

Court orders demolition of gates at Frere Hall gardens

A gate is being built at the historic Frere Hall gardens.

A gate was being constructed at entrance of Frere Hall gardens Civic society staged a protest on Sunday SHC said the gate was violation of heritage laws KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) has ordered to immediately demolish a gate installed at the boundary of the historic Frere Hall gardens. The court issued directives while … Read more

Dua Zehra case: Girl asserts “no abduction”, SHC orders her custody to shelter home

Dua Zehra

Dua Zehra refuses claim of abduction by parents Asserts that she tied the knot with Zaheer Ahmed willingly The teenager also refused to meet her parents   KARACHI: The missing teenager Dua Zehra on Monday presented before the Sindh High Court (SHC) along with her alleged husband where she asserted that she willingly tied the … Read more

The SHC mandates an 85 percent preference for local film screenings

SHC

Following the fiasco that local films faced when their screening times were allotted to Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness, a major development in the situation has been reported by Dawn Images (by Mohammad Kamran Jawaid) in favour of the filmmakers involved in local releases. The Sindh High Court has ordered that local films … Read more

SHC asks CS to explain position about approving ex-country leave of IG Sindh

SHC

Sindh High Court (SHC) has directed the Sindh Chief Secretary (CS) to explain his position about approving ex-country leave of Inspector General Police (IGP) Sindh Mushtaq Maher, against whom a contempt of court application was filed by a petitioner for not complying with an earlier order of the court in a promotions matter. Read more: Petitions … Read more

Nazim Jokhio murder case: Wife moves SHC, seeks security and speedy trial

Nazim Jokhio's murder case

Shareen Jokhi, widow of Nazim Jokhio who was killed allegedly at the farmhouse of PPP MPA Jam Awais Jokhio, on Tuesday moved the Sindh High Court (SHC) seeking security and expeditious trial of her husband’s murder. Read more: Court seeks final investigation report in Nazim Jokhio murder case Nazim was found murdered on November 3, … Read more

SHC extends status quo about Dr Asim Hussain’s appointment as SHEC chairman

Dr Asim

Sindh High Court on Tuesday extended the status quo about a recommendation made by the provincial universities and boards department for a third-time appointment of Dr Asim Hussain as chairman of the Sindh Higher Education Commission (SHEC). Read more: Dr Asim Hussain’s likely third term as SHEC head challenged in high court The provincial government … Read more

SHC rejects Saad Aziz’s appeal against 20-year jail for attempting to kill American educationist

Saad Aziz

Sindh High Court (SHC) on Friday rejected an appeal of Saad Aziz alias Tin Tin against a 20-year sentence awarded to him by an anti-terrorism court (ATC) for attempting the life of an American educationist Debra Lobo. A military court had awarded death sentence to Aziz in the Safoora carnage case. A two-judge bench, headed … Read more

SHC warns CM Shah of contempt proceedings in KU VC appointment case

Murad Ali Shah

Sindh High Court on Thursday warned Chief Minister Sindh Murad Ali Shah of contempt of court proceedings for not implementing its orders regarding de-notifying the acting Vice-Chancellor (VC) Karachi University (KU) Khalid Iraqi, notifying the most senior professor as acting VC in his place and constituting a search committee for the appointment, within three months, … Read more

SHC issues pre-admission notices on MQM-P plea challenging delimitations

KARACHI: The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday issued pre-admission notices on a petition of the Muttahida Quami Movement-Pakistan filed on February 16 challenging fresh delimitation of constituencies under the Sindh Local Government Act 2021. MQM-P Convener Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui and other leaders in the petition have assailed the notification issued by the Sindh government … Read more

Gas shortage in Sindh: SHC seeks explanation from energy, finance secretaries

Sindh High Court on Monday summoned federal secretaries of energy and finance ministries to explain the reasons behind the persistent shortage of natural gas in Sindh. Read more: CNG stations reopened across Sindh after 2.5 months A two-member bench headed by Justice Muhammad Karim Khan Agha, which took up a petition pertaining to implementation of the … Read more

Petitions against fake domiciles: SHC allows time to submit replies

SHC

Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday allowed more time to the Karachi commissioner and deputy commissioners of different deputy commissioners of Karach division to submit their replies on petitions filed by Khuwaja Izharul Hassan of Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM) and others regarding the issuance of domicile and permanent resident certificates (PRCs) to non-residents of the … Read more

SHC dismisses pleas of Shell’s officer and others in Rs2.37bn reference

SHC

Sindh High Court on Friday dismissed petitions of Yaseer-ul-Haq Effendi,a district manager retail of Shell Pakistan, and others facing NAB reference of causing 2.37 billion rupees loss to the national exchequer by selling jet fuel to unauthorized buyers. The petitioners being tried by an accountability court of Karachi had moved the SHC for transfer of … Read more

Cracker attack on Rangers’ picket: SHC allows pleas of three convicted, orders their release

Sindh High Court on Friday allowed appeals of three suspects who were convicted and awarded imprisonment sentence by an anti-terrorism court for throwing cracker on a Rangers’ picket in Korangi in March 2016. Read more: FIA arrests man for faking to be TV reporter to twice get US visa A two-member bench headed by Justice Muhammad … Read more

MQM-P challenges fresh delimitation in SHC

Muttahida Quami Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) on Wednesday challenged fresh delimitation of constituencies under Sindh Local Government Act 2021 in the Sindh High Court (SHC). MQM-P convener Khalid Maqbool Siddiqui and other leaders filed a constitutional petition assailing the notification issued by the Sindh government for new delimitation on December 31, 2021. Read more: Shehbaz urges MQM … Read more