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Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial has disavowed a judgement issued by Justice Qazi Faez Isa and Justice Aminuddin Khan of the Supreme Court calling for the postponement of suomoto matters until amendments were made to Supreme Court Rules 1980. The judgement challenged the top judge’s discretionary powers to form benches, leading Isa […]
Justice Shahid Waheed of the Supreme Court of Pakistan said that judges could not raise objections about bench constitution and become complainants, suggesting that it would be inappropriate for them to hear the case. He made this remark in a dissenting note for a suo motu case pertaining to the Pakistan Medical and Dental Council’s […]
The Supreme Court of Pakistan has taken up the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) party’s petition against the Election Commission of Pakistan’s decision to delay polls in Punjab. The case was originally heard by a five-member bench which was dissolved after Justice Aminuddin Khan distanced himself from the bench. However, the SC has said that a new […]
Pakistan’s Senate has passed the Supreme Court Bill, aimed at reducing the powers of the chief justice, including revoking the power to take unilateral action. The bill also amends the controversial Article 184(3) of the Pakistani constitution, under which the chief justice is permitted to take suo motu action on situations deemed to conflict with the public […]
Pakistan’s top court has accused the Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) of obstructing orders from the Supreme Court. The comments came during a hearing into a petition lodged by the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf party, which was challenging the ECP’s decision to delay the Punjab Assembly elections until 8 October due to fears over national security. Barrister […]
Imran Khan, the ousted Prime Minister of Pakistan, has requested that the country’s chief justice allows him to attend court proceedings via video link due to fears he may be killed if he appears in person. In a letter to Chief Justice Umar Atta Bandial, Khan – who has been booked for close to 100 […]
