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Judges stand by CJ, PPP holds CJ responsible for standoff

Judges stand by CJ, PPP holds CJ responsible for standoff

LAHORE: Judges of the Lahore High Court once again demonstrated unity in their ranks by resisting the president’s move to elevate LHC Chief Justice Khawaja Mohammad Sharif to the Supreme Court and to appoint Justice Saqib Nisar in his place. The defiance recalled Nov 3, 2007, when a number of judges of the High Court [...]

SC suspends presidential orders over judges’ appointment

SC suspends presidential orders over judges’ appointment

ISLAMABAD: Another judicial storm is brewing as the Supreme Court suspended the federal government’s notification to elevate the chief justice of the Lahore High Court (LHC) Justice Khwaja Sharif as a judge of the Supreme Court. Earlier, on Saturday, the president had issued a notification to promote the chief justice of the Lahore High Court [...]

Judges’ appointment: SC issues notice to Federal govt

Judges’ appointment: SC issues notice to Federal govt

ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court has issued a notice to the federal government and other parties regarding delay in judges’ appointment, besides seeking complete record of the case on February 18. A bench comprising Justice Mian Shakir Ali Jan and Justice Rehmat Hussain Jafri heard three constitutional petitions in which delay in judges’ appointment was challenged. Advocate [...]

CJ warns action against NAB officials ignoring SC orders

CJ warns action against NAB officials ignoring SC orders

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry on Thursday took strong exception to the current National Accountability Bureau

Provision of justice not sole duty of courts: CJ Iftikhar Chaudhry

Provision of justice not sole duty of courts: CJ Iftikhar Chaudhry

ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry said on Tuesday that it was a “wrong notion” that administration of justice in a country like Pakistan was “the sole duty of courts or the legal fraternity”. “For such a wrong notion, the allied institutions have started feeling relaxed as a result whereof good governance is being compromised,” [...]

اداروں میں تصادم نہیں ہوگا،چیف جسٹس افتخار محمد چوہدری

اداروں میں تصادم نہیں ہوگا،چیف جسٹس افتخار محمد چوہدری

اسلام آباد . . . . چیف جسٹس آف پاکستان ، جسٹس افتخار محمد چوہدری نے کہا ہے کہ اداروں میں تصادم نہیں ہوگا اور عدلیہ ، جمہوریت اور پارلیمنٹ کی مضبوطی کرے گی ، وزیراعظم نے عدالت عظمی کے نام اپنے خط میں کہا ہے کہ آئین انہیں اعلی بیوروکریسی میں ترقی کا صوابدیدی [...]

Asif Ali Zardari turns down CJ’s proposal to elevate Justice Mian Saqib Nisar to SC

Asif Ali Zardari turns down CJ’s proposal to elevate Justice Mian Saqib Nisar to SC

ISLAMABAD: In a significant development, President Asif Ali Zardari on Saturday turned down a recommendation by Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry to elevate Justice Mian Saqib Nisar, senior puisne judge of the Lahore High Court, to fill the seat which has fallen vacant after the retirement of Khalilur Rahman Ramday. “Keeping in view the lego-constitutional [...]

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