Posts Tagged ‘Justice Iftikhar’

SC orders arrest of Sialkot police officials

The Supreme Court on Thursday directed for immediate arrest of absconding police officials involved in Sialkot incident in which two brothers were lynched by a mob in their presence. A three-member bench comprising Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Justice Ghulam Rabbani and Justice Khalil-ur-Rehman Ramday set Sept 6 as deadline…

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SC sees loopholes in Article 175-A

ISLAMABAD – The Supreme Court of Pakistan on Wednesday observed that there were many loopholes in the Article 175-A of the 18th Amendment, which might cause a constitutional crisis with regard to the judges’ appointments under the new mechanism.
A 17-member larger bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry…

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SC adjourns 18th Amendment petitions hearing

The Supreme Court on Tuesday adjourned the hearing of petitions against the 18th Amendment till Wednesday. A 17-judge full court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry heard the petitions challenging certain clauses in the amendment. Advocate General for Sindh Yousaf Leghari defended the 18th Amendment before a 17-member Supreme…

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SC orders additional high court judges to continue work

Supreme Court extended the tenure of some 32 additional judges of all the four High Courts on Monday, a private TV reported. Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry gave the directives of extension during a full-court hearing of a case regarding the promotion of 32 judges of Balochistan High Court to…

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FO submits details of Pak prisoners in Indian jails to SC

ISLAMABAD – Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Thursday, submitted its detailed report in Supreme Court regarding present status of Indian fishermen in Pakistani custody as well as that of Pakistani prisoners languishing in the Indian jails.
A two-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and…

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No constitutional provision struck down by court: CJ

ISLAMABAD – Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry Monday observed that no constitutional provision had been struck down so far by the court.
“The court always tries to save the provision instead of spoiling it,” he further remarked while heading the 17-member larger bench hearing various petitions against the 18th Amendment.<br…

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Presidential system failed in country: CJP

Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Muhammed Chaudhry said the attempt to run the presidential system of governance in the country, has fizzled out, report said on Tuesday. CJ Iftikhar Chaudhry remarked this while heading a 17-member full court, hearing identical petitions challenging certain provisions of the 18th Amendment with…

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SC adjourns hearing against 18th amendment till tomorrow

Supreme Court on Monday adjourned the hearing of identical petitions challenging various provisions of 18th constitutional amendment till tomorrow, a private TV reported. According to the report, a 17-member large bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry heard the petitions against certain clauses of 18th amendment. Additional Attorney General…

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Balochistan MPA Zahoor Khosa disqualified

Supreme Court of Pakistan has declared Balochistan Assembly member Zahoor Hussain Khosa disqualified in fake degree case. Abdul Rehman Jamali had challenged the educational certificate of Khosa in a petition. Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has directed the election commission to take action against Khosa as per the relevant law.…

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Judiciary gets wisdom from parliament: CJP

Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has said the court gets wisdom from the parliament. In his remarks during hearing of petitions challenging various clauses of the 18th Constitutional Amendment, the Chief Justice said the judiciary respects the parliament. “We praise the parliament for not endorsing the steps taken on November…

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A bad day for cops at SC!

ISLAMABAD – Friday, the otherwise fortunate day (Mubarark Youm), turned out to be an unfortunate day for police officials of all the four provinces including Capital Police. The apex court during the proceedings of miscellaneous cases found several inaccuracies and serious flaws in police investigation.
Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry…

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Zero tolerance for corruption: CJ

ISLAMABAD – Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Thursday has said that the corruption will not be tolerated at any cost because it not only affects the performance of the institutions but also brings bad name to the country. The Bar should pinpoint corruption in the judiciary at any level…

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SC adjourns 18th Amendment petitions hearing till July 26

A 17-member larger bench of the Supreme Court Wednesday adjourned hearing of the petitions challenging various clauses of the 18th Constitutional Amendment till July 26, a private TV reported.
Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry in his remarks during the hearing said no one has informed the court that changing the…

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Independence of judiciary under attack for years: Justice Javed

ISLAMABAD – While countering criticism on the Parliament, Justice Khalil-ur-Rehman Ramday has remarked that the Parliament is not subordinate to the courts, adding that all the institutions are independent and functioning under the Constitution.
A 17-member larger bench of the Supreme Court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry continued…

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Court is not for to destroy system: CJP

Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry in his remarks said court is trying at maximum level to save the present system by supporting it. A 17-judge full court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry was hearing petitions challenging certain clauses in the amendment on Wednesday. Hafeez Pirzada continued his arguments…

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Court is not for to destroy system: CJP

Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry in his remarks said court is trying at maximum level to save the present system by supporting it. A 17-judge full court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry was hearing petitions challenging certain clauses in the amendment on Wednesday. Hafeez Pirzada continued his arguments…

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SC orders Rangers to vacate occupied land

ISLAMABAD – The Supreme Court on Friday ordered the Punjab Rangers to vacate the occupied land of Agriculture Research Institute in Rahim Yar Khan within 60 days.
A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry was told that Secretary Agriculture and District Coordination Officer…

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