After assuming the office of Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Umar Ata Bandial will have to cope with three major challenges including a huge backlog of cases, shortage of judges at all level and dispelling the impression that “undemocratic forces” use their influence in high profile cases, the senior lawyers believe. Former Vice Chairman Pakistan … Read more
ISLAMABAD: Under article 175 of the constitution President Dr Arif Alvi appointed Justice Umar Atta Bandial as the Chief Justice of Pakistan. Incumbent Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed was sworn in as the apex court’s judge on December 21, 2019, and will retire on February 1, 2022. Read more: CJP Gulzar Ahmed deplores Karachi bureaucracy’s inaction against … Read more
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court (SC) has sought reply from the Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) about the steps the Parliament can take to provide relief to the sacked employees. The apex court five-member bench headed by Justice Umar Ata Bandial on Tuesday took up the review pleas of sacked employees who were reinstated through Sacked … Read more
The Judicial Commission Pakistan (JCP) meeting ended without a verdict on Justice Ayesha Malik’s promotion to the Supreme Court. The vote count over Justice Ayesha’s appointment as first SC woman judge ended in a draw, The JCP which met under Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed settled inconclusively. Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed, Justice Umar Ata Bandial, the … Read more
The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Tuesday announced its reserved verdict on the application seeking permission for live streaming of the hearing of review petitions in the Justice Isa case. According to the details, a ten-judge SC bench headed by Justice Umar Ata Bandial rejected the petition of Justice Qazi Faiz Issa who sought approval … Read more
Pakistan Supreme Court on Monday issued notice to the federal government and adjourned the review case hearing of Justice Qazi Faez Isa till March 2 (Tuesday). According to the details, a ten-member larger bench headed by Justice Umar Ata Bandial heard the case of Justice Qazi Faez Isa. Justice Maqbool Baqir, Justice Manzoor Ahmad Malik, … Read more
