Tag: #Judges
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Judges should speak through judgements and orders
This piece discusses two issues: first, right of courts to “make” laws & second to airing of grievances by judges publicly against each other. Traditionally, judges express their views through their rulings. While they have the right to free speech and may want to engage with current societal issues, it could risk undermining their impartiality.…
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IHC declares plot schemes for judges, bureaucrats as unconstitutional
In a landmark decision, the Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Thursday has declared the plots schemes launched for judges and bureaucrats in some specific housing sectors of the federal capital as unconstitutional. According to the details, a two-judge bench of the IHC comprising Chief Justice (CJ) Athar Minallah and Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kiyani declared the federal government’s new policy regarding allotment of government…
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Newly Appointed Judges of Islamabad High Court
ISLAMABAD, Dec 29 (APP): Two newly appointed additional judges of Islamabad High Court (IHC) would assume charge of their offices tomorrow after taking an oath. Chief Justice IHC Justice Athar Minallah would administer the oath from newly appointed judges including Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri and Justice Babar Sattar. The legal fraternity from IHC and the…
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French Judges Confirm ETA Ex-Leader’s Extradition to Spain
French Judges have confirmed ETA Ex-Leader’s extradition to Spain.
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Cause list and judges roster issued for SC principal seat
ISLAMABAD, August 8 (online): The cause list and judges roster have been issued for Supreme court principal seat Islamabad. 3 benches will hold the hearing of cases in coming week at principal seat. The bench 1 will consist of Justice Alam and Justice Qazi Muhammad Amin. The bench 2 will consist of Justice Umar Atta…
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20 seats vacant out of 60 seats of judges in Lahore High Court
According to Baaghi TV, there are 60 judges’ seats in the High Court of Lahore, the provincial capital of Punjab, of which 20 are vacant. This was revealed by Adnan Adil, a senior journalist and analyst from Islamabad, while tweeting on the social networking website Twitter. Adnan Adil said that there are 60 seats for…
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IHC Orders Appointment of New Judges before 8th August
IHC has ordered that new judges be appointed before 8th August.
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To meet the shortage of judges in Punjab, High Court extended tenure of all judges by 2 years
The lower judiciary in Punjab, Pakistan’s largest province, faces a shortage of judges. The provincial high court has issued an order to address the shortfall. According to which the tenure of all the existing judges has been extended by two years. Earlier, the Lahore High Court (LHC) registrar wrote a letter to the Punjab chief…
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Justice Qazi Faiz Issa appears before the Supreme Court, submits statement
Wednesday, June 17th: According to the report of Baaghi TV, the petitions were heard in the Supreme Court to stay the proceedings of the presidential reference against Justice Qazi Faiz Issa. Public Prosecutor Farogh Naseem said that he consulted the President and the Prime Minister on a question from the court. Respectfully, there is no…
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Controversial confirmation makes 160 judges appointed by Trump
Washington, Nov 15 (AFP/APP): Another controversial Senate confirmation Thursday brought the number of conservative judges appointed by President Donald Trump to 160 — a number he is likely to tout as part of his re-election campaign. White House lawyer Steven Menashi, 40, was confirmed to the powerful 2nd US Circuit Court of Appeals in New…