ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday expressed deep concern over delays in adjudication across all tiers of the judiciary, warning that such tendencies erode public confidence, undermine the rule of law, and disproportionately harm the weak and vulnerable who cannot afford prolonged litigation. “Delay in adjudication carries severe macroeconomic and societal consequences: it deters investment, renders contracts illusory, and weakens …
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has postponed the hearing of a set of challenges instituted by PTI founder Imran Khan over being denied post-arrest bail by the Lahore High Court (LHC) in eight cases related to the May 9 violence. Headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi, the two-judge bench took up the matter on Tuesday, but adjourned proceedings …
ISLAMABAD: Senior puisne judge of the Supreme Court Justice Mansoor Ali Shah has called on the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) to urgently finalise ‘clear and transparent rules’ for appointing judges to constitutional courts, warning that any appointments without such a framework would be unconstitutional and could undermine judiciary’s independence. In a detailed letter to Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, the …
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Judicial Council (SJC), the highest forum responsible for disciplinary proceedings against judges of the superior judiciary, initiated proceedings on five complaints on Friday. A meeting of the SJC, presided over by Chief Justice of Pakistan Yahya Afridi, reviewed the complaints under Article 209 of the Constitution filed by various individuals. Out of the 30 complaints submitted, comments …
ISLAMABAD: At PTI counsel request, the Supreme Court’s constitutional bench on Wednesday adjourned election rigging proceedings until after winter vacation. Headed by Justice Aminuddin Khan, the seven-judge constitutional bench had taken up PTI founder Imran Khan’s plea seeking the formation of a judicial commission for a thorough audit into the Feb 8 general elections and compilation of what the petition …
ISLAMABAD: Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah, a senior puisne judge of the Supreme Court, observed on Tuesday that the judiciary was a resilient institution endowed with the remarkable ability to recover and rise above the shadows of authoritarianism. “This resilience is not accidental but is deeply rooted in the courage and integrity of those judges who refuse to compromise and …
ISLAMABAD: A three-judge committee that determines the fixing of cases before Supreme Court’s constitutional bench has decided to revert to the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP), after it emerged that one of the judges on the existing seven-member bench was also part of the bench that pronounced the judgement on the military court trials on Oct 23, 2023. The committee, …
ISLAMABAD: In a loud and clear message, the seven-judge constitutional bench on Tuesday clarified that, for all practical purposes, it functions as the full court for hearing constitutional matters. The observation appears to resolve uncertainty surrounding the handling of constitutional cases which, before the passage of the 26th Constitutional Amendment, were heard by the full court comprising all available Supreme …
ISLAMABAD: The Shuhada Forum Balochistan (SFB) on Monday moved an application before the Supreme Court, seeking early fixing of intra-court appeals (ICAs) against the five-judge order of October last year that nullified the trial of civilians by military courts in the May 9 violence case. The SFB urged the court to fix the ICAs in the last week of November, …
ISLAMABAD: As a follow-up to the Nov 2 session held to develop the ‘National Jail Reform Policy’, Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi on Friday presided over an online meeting to review the progress on decisions taken earlier. The CJP, who is also chairman of the National Judicial Automation Committee, stressed during the online meeting that all stakeholders, including …