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Punjab lawyers calls off strike after CJP’s assurance

Punjab lawyers strike

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

Justice Isa to sit with CJP for first time

Justice Isa to sit with CJP

For the first time, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial has added Senior Puisne Judge Justice Qazi Faez Isa to his bench to hear cases from September 5 to 9 Bench No. 1 also includes Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah ISLAMABAD: For the first time, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial … Read more

SC wants other institutions to perform duties on their own, says CJP Bandial   

CJP Umar Ata Bandial

Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial has said that the Supreme Court (SC) “will not perform the duties of other institutions, instead, will make them fulfill their duties”. He recently passed these remarks while hearing of a case pertaining to the cancellation of a medical student’s admission following the completion of her studies at Khyber … Read more

Court standing behind institutions, says CJP Umar Ata Bandial

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  • Chief Justice of Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP) Umar Ata Bandial on Monday gave remarks during a hearing that the court didn’t do intervention but was standing behind the institutions
  • “The court will not do the work of the institution. They are bound to do their own work, “CJP added
  • The remarks came forward during a case on the cancellation of admission of a medical student after completing her education

 

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP) Umar Ata Bandial on Monday gave remarks during a hearing that the court didn’t do intervention but was standing behind the institutions, BOL News reported on Monday. 

“The court will not do the work of the institution. They are bound to do their own work, “CJP added. He claimed that due to such steps, the country saw pure and fair elections in Punjab. The remarks came forward during a case on the cancellation of admission of a medical student after completing her education. Khyber Medical University student Rukhsana Bangash, a medical student, passed her second-year exam on her fifth attempt.

According to the details, the CJP Umar Ata Bandial’s verdict states that the medical student passed the rest of the supplementary exams during these years. Her admission got canceled by the university, as according to the rules, a student’s admission gets canceled while going into their fifth year.

During her education, the university and PMDC showed negligence and didn’t take any action against it on time. The court added that cancellation of registration after completion of a degree and commencement of practice would be contrary to justice, CJP Umar Ata Bandial added.

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CJP Bandial makes unprecedented move as releases audio of JCP proceedings

CJP Umar Ata Bandial

Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial the other day wrote a new history of Pakistan’s judiciary when he made public the audio of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan’s (JCP) proceedings wherein his five nominees for the elevation to the Supreme Court were reportedly snubbed. Justice Bandial, who is also the chairman of the … Read more

Constitution is ambiguous about definition of disqualification, remarks CJP Bandial

CJP Umar Ata Bandial

The Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Justice Umar Ata Bandial on Friday remarked that the Constitution is ambiguous about the definition of disqualification. Read more: E-court system to address issues of overseas Pakistanis launched  The apex court five-member bench headed by Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial conducted the hearing of a presidential reference on interpretation of … Read more