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Judges receiving threatening letter continues to Lahore High Court and Supreme Court | Tax Amendment bill presented in Parliament | Election Commissioner gives more powers to magistrate in election matter | The 6 Judges letter remained unattended by Supreme Judicial Council | Lawyers hold strict protest against the interference of Intelligence agencies involvement in judiciary damaging justice and fairness in society

Month: April 2023

Attempt to file case against Arif Alvi despite Presidential Pardon

President Arif Alvi’s removal from office has been petitioned in a Supreme Court application despite the Pardon. The petition cannot be admitted and will stand disposed of expectedly an unreliable source informed that Imtiaz Chaudhry an MNA , submitted the plea. He endorsed in the plea the President did not endorse the Supreme Court Procedure Bill that …

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Conflicts between Bar Councils and Bar Associations took hype

Lawyers are calling Pakistan Bar Councils and other provincial Bar councils touts of PDM. This rivalry between Bar council and Bar Association begins with the stay order against the Supreme Court Practice and Procedure Bill 2023 where as Bar Association seemed to be favoring and supporting the independence of the Judiciary. Bar Councils, the regulatory …

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DBA Hyderabad starts Operation against Fake Lawyers, Touts and Munchis

On Saturday, 15th April District bar association Hyderabad passed a resolution, starting an operation against Fake Advocates, Touts, Unregistered Munshis, and Mafias involved in deceiving the courts and party pursuing the matter. Legal Practitioner and Bar rules clear depicts the duty of Lawyer to protect the good perception of the legal Profession in the eye …

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Supreme Court issued Stay Order against Supreme Court Practice and Procedural Bill 2023

Eight member bench of Supreme Court ordered for stay against the implementation of Supreme Court Practice and procedural Bill 2023. The detailed order states as: Prima facie the contentions raised disclose that there is a substantial, immediate and direct interference with the independence of the judiciary in the form of multiple intrusions, in the guise …

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HEC removes Two year validity period on Law GAT

On April 13, Thursday, HEC issued notification removing the two-year validity of Law GAT and adopted the policy that one-time qualifying requirement for membership of Bar. Pakistan Bar Council earlier had demanded stating that once qualified is always Qualified therefore one time qualifying law graduate Assessment Law GAT  is adequate for membership. HEC  Executive Committe …

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Six Additional Judges Appointed of Sindh High Court for One Year

On April 12, 2023 President from the list of nine advocates issued six names for the Appointment of Additional Judges of High Court of Sindh. These Additional Judges are appointed for one year period inorder to overcome the load in in High Court. Currently Sindh High Court has one principal seat in Karachi and 3 …

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Election Commissioner Submits funding report to SC registrar office

The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) on Tuesday delivered a report in Sealed Envelope to the Supreme Court (SC) on whether the government has supplied the funding to hold elections in Punjab in accordance with the deadline set by the Court. According to Judgement the Government has to transfer the fund of 20 crore in …

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Justice Qazi Faez Isa attempts to Clarify his position after severe criticism

On Tuesday, senior Supreme Court justice Justice Qazi Faez Isa responded to criticism for his attendance at a National Assembly event honouring the Golden Jubilee of Pakistan’s Constitution 1973. He issues Clarification notice on April 11, as attached below: Despite invitations being extended to all of the Supreme Court judges, only Justice Isa, who commuted …

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