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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: October 2023

Supreme Court reverse the LHC Ruling over collection of fuel price adjustment (FPA) applied to monthly electricity bills as illegal.

On Monday,  Apex Court annulled a Lahore High Court (LHC) ruling that had earlier ruled that the fuel price adjustment (FPA) added to monthly energy bills was unlawful due to procedural reasons. Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa of the supreme court declared the LHC’s decision to be “impractical both constitutionally and legally.” According to the ruling, …

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SC dismissed petition against Federal Service Tribunal Judgement on Civil Servant renewal of tenure

The three-member bench of the Supreme Court ruled on Monday that a deputationist/government officer could continue service at any time by the appropriate authority. The Apex Court dismissed a petition against the decision of the Federal Service Tribunal (FST) in a service matter by Justice Hasan Azhar Rizvi which reads that, “We may mention here …

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Sindh Bar Council put forward the name of Mr. Zia-ul-Hassan Lanjar to be the member of Judicial Commission of Pakistan

On Saturday, 30th September, SBC recommended Mr. Zia-ul-Hassan Lanjar as Sindh representative in the Judicial Commission of Pakistan. The commission is responsible for Appointment of judges in High Courts and Supreme Court of Pakistan  Sindh Bar Council, a statutory regulatory & apex body of lawyers, has assigned Mr. Zia-ul-Hassan Lanjar a renowned politician belonging to …

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Justice Irfan Saadat Khan Appointed as Acting Chief Justice of Pakistan

President House issued notification for resuming of Chief Justice of Sindh High Court seat as the current chief justice, Justice Ahmed Ali M. Shaikh, is scheduled to retire today, by senior puisne judge of the Sindh High Court Justice Irfan Saadat Khan as the high court’s acting chief justice on Saturday until the Judicial Commission …

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Supreme Court disposed off 257 cases in 5 days

On September 30, the Supreme Court of Pakistan published a press release announcing that it had disposed 257 cases (excluding CMAs), whereas 204 new cases had been filed between September 25 and September 30. The Supreme Court judges, including the Chief Justice of Pakistan, remained dedicated to reducing the backlog and expediting case resolution. According to …

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CJP Fined FBR Advocate for Submitting incomplete documents in SC

Chief Justice Qazi Faez Isa Charged an FBR lawyer of Rs. 2000 on Tuesday for submitting insufficient paperwork in an income tax matter A lawyer who appeared before the court with missing documents and members of the income tax department who were assisting the court in the case were each fined Rs 2,000 by the …

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