Posts Tagged ‘Suo Moto’

SC takes suo moto notice of PIC deaths

ISLAMABAD – Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry on Monday taking notice of death of more than 90 heart patients in Lahore has issued notices to Attorney General of Pakistan, Advocate General Punjab, Federal and Punjab Secretaries of Health, PPO Punjab and DG FIA to appear before the court and file reply and fixed it for hearing on January 31st.The Chief Justice took notice of the incident on …

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LHC forms commission to probe medicine deaths

 The Lahore High Court (LHC) has formed a judicial commission to probe the medicine reaction deaths, a private TV reported Monday. The LHC has formed the commission after being approached by the Punjab government. The commission will comprise of Justice Ijaz ul Hasan. Prior to the formation of the commission the Supreme Court also took suo moto notice of the medicine reaction deaths.

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SHC takes suo moto notice on Lawyers killing; summons IG police, DG Rangers

The Sindh High Court (SHC) on Thursday took a suo moto notice of three lawyers’ murder in Karachi summoning police and Ranger chiefs in the court.
Three lawyers were shot dead and a fourth wounded on Wednesday in apparently a sectarian attack in Karachi. The victims included a father and his son. Armed motorcyclists sprayed bullets at their car in Arambagh area.
SHC Chief Justice Musheer Alam on …

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Mentally challenged man released from jail after 12 years

Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammad Chaudhry has ordered to release a mentally challenged man from Karachi’s Landhi jail on Saturday. Mentally challenged Bilal alias Bilawal was arrested 12 years ago on minor charges and was imprisoned for 12 years. The chief justice took suo moto notice of the case and ordered to release Bilal on the request registered by his family.

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New notices issued to President, PM, ISI DG

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ISLAMABAD – Taking suo moto notice over a plea, form a Canadian citizen of Pakistani origin that security of all the Pakistanis was threatened due to the memo controversy, Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry on Saturday issued notices to President, PM, ISI DG, Husain Haqqani, the Attorney General and others.
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Hearing of suo moto of Pindi shootout

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LAHORE – Inspector General of Police Punjab on Tuesday submitted in the Lahore High Court a comprehensive security plan for all courts and bar associations in the province.
Chief Justice Sheikh Azmat Saeed heard suo moto case in which four assailants had gunned down their three rivals the moment they…

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Acquittal of Moonis on merit; Babar apprises SC

Babar told the SC bench, hearing a suo moto case of NICL scam, that Zafar Qureshi is making wrong impression before the court due to his personal grudges.

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SC rejects revival plan prepared by Railways

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ISLAMABAD – The Supreme Court on Thursday allowed former federal minister for Railways Sheikh Rashid and Senator Zafar Ali Shah of Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz to become party in Railways rehabilitation case.
A two-member bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry comprising Justice Shakirullah Jan heard the suo moto notice…

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‘Q’ flays hike in power tariff

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LAHORE – Leaders of various political parties while condemning the raise in the electricity tariff have demanded of the Chief Justice of Pakistan to take suo moto notice of this serious issue.
Kamil Ali Agha, central secretary information PML-Q expressing concern over the raise in power tariff has demanded…

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Commission formed to probe RPPs issue

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The Supreme Court (SC) has constituted a commission comprising Justice (Retd.) Rehmat Hussain Jafri to probe and submit report on Rental Power Plants (RPP).
The decision to constitute commission for making a probe in RPPs was taken during hearing of suo moto case on Wednesday. The commission will submit its…

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Bogus cheque law being misused, rules LHC CJ

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LAHORE – The Lahore High Court Chief Justice Ijaz Ahamd Chaudhry has taken exception to the misuse of section 489 (f) of PPC which relates to the registration of case on the charges of giving a bogus cheque.
Hearing a suo moto case regarding issuing bogus cheque and the…

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Jurists widely acclaim verdict

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LAHORE – Though the Supreme Court verdict on the Karachi suo moto case is apparently much milder than expected, many jurists foresee likelihood of the government being getting into trouble if the court’s directions are not carried out in letter and spirit.
The law experts say that the decision sets…

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Mixed reaction over SC verdict

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KARACHI – All political and religious parties and legal circles have hailed the Supreme Court verdict on its suo moto action regarding law and order situation in Karachi.
However, Jamaat-e-Islami said that it would challenge the JIT in the court of law while Sunni Tehreek has denounced some portions of…

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Supreme Court preserves verdict over Karachi suo moto case

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The Supreme Court of Pakistan has preserved its decision over Chief Justice’s suo moto case on unrest in Karachi.
A five-member larger bench led by the Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry resumed hearing of the case in Supreme Court’s Karachi registry on Thursday.
The court warned during hearing that if…

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SC seeks written govt guarantee

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KARACHI (Agencies) – Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry has asked the government to submit a written statement that it will not support armed groups in Karachi.
He said this during the hearing of a suo moto case on the law and order situation in Karachi on Tuesday.
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MQM failed to check Mirza tirade: JI

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LAHORE – Secretary General Jamaat-e-Islami Liaquat Baloch has said that the MQM had failed to refute Zulfiqar Mirza’s allegations and disclosures should be given due weight by the judiciary and at the national level.
In a press statement issued here on Wednesday, he said that the Supreme Court’s suo moto…

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SC directs DG Sindh to present video, DVD of all torture cells existing in Karachi

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Supreme Court (SC) has ordered IG Sindh Wajid Durrani to carry out operation indiscriminately throughout entire city of Karachi besides presenting video, DVD of all torture cells existing in Karachi on next hearing.
The SC issued these orders during hearing of suo moto case of Karachi violence here Monday. A…

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