Tue, 21-Oct-2025

SC withdraws contempt of court notice against Additional Registrar

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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) on Monday withdrawn the contempt of court notice against Additional Registrar (Judicial) Nazar Abbas.

A two-member bench consisting of Justice Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice Aqeel Abbasi pronounced the verdict in the contempt of court case against Additional Registrar Judicial Nazar Abbas.

Justice Mansoor Ali Shah ruled the case and said that the court order was not intentionally violated by the Additional Registrar Judicial, so the contempt of court notice against the Additional Registrar Judicial is withdrawn.

The decision states that the Judges Committee and the Constitutional Committee violated the court order. The court sent the file to the Chief Justice to set up a full court on the powers of the committees.

The decision of the Supreme Court has said that the matter is sent to the Chief Justice of Pakistan for contempt of court proceedings against the two judges committees.

The Chief Justice of Pakistan should form a full court on this matter, the Practice and Procedure Committee and the Judges Constitutional Committee have ignored the judicial order.

The Supreme Court has terminated the show cause notice proceedings against Additional Registrar Judicial Nazar Abbas.

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SC restores Adil Bazai’s National Assembly membership

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ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) suspended the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) decision and restored Adil Bazai’s membership in the National Assembly.

A 3-member bench headed by Justice Mansoor Ali Shah heard the petition of Adil Bazai, Justice Aqeel Abbasi and Justice Ayesha Malik were also part of the 3-member bench.

The Supreme Court also suspended the November 21 decision of the ECP to de-seat Adil Bazai.

The Supreme Court adjourned the hearing of the case till December 12 while restoring Adil Bazai’s membership in the National Assembly.

It should be remembered that the ECP had suspended Adil Bazai’s membership of the National Assembly on the request of Speaker National Assembly Sardar Ayaz Sadiq.

Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz(PML-N) President Nawaz Sharif had written a letter to Speaker Sardar Ayaz Sadiq for deviating from the party policy in the National Assembly and sitting in the opposition benches for the 26th constitutional amendment.

Adil Bazai approached the Supreme Court against the decision of the Election Commission made on the request of the Speaker National Assembly.

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SHC orders removal obscene content from social media

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KARACHI: The Sindh High Court(SHC) has ordered the immediate removal of obscene content from all social media platforms.

Sindh High Court Chief Justice Aqeel Abbasi heard the petition against obscene content on social media, during which the petitioner’s lawyer said in his arguments that obscenity is being promoted in the name of family vlogging.

During the hearing, Pakistan Telecommunication Authority’s counsel told the court that PTA does not have the authority to remove content on Facebook, YouTube, or any other website, and to remove objectionable content, it has to write to the concerned authorities.

Meanwhile, PTA’s counsel sought time to submit the reply, on which the court said that obscene content should be removed from Facebook, Tik Tok, and other apps, whatever the order, the orders should be fully implemented and all objectionable content should be removed from websites.

The court ordered to take immediate action against immoral content on social media and to prepare a complete chart and submit a report.

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