ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court of Pakistan (FCC) has ruled that prolonged delays in announcing reserved judgments by superior courts are “against the law”, directing strict adherence to procedural timelines. In a seven-page judgment authored by Justice Aamir Farooq, the court held that high courts are bound to issue reserved […]
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) on Monday issued its detailed verdict in the One Constitution Avenue case, upholding the cancellation of the project’s lease and directing investors to seek relief through appropriate legal channels. In the written judgment, Chief Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar dismissed petitions filed by the […]
ISLAMABAD: The Islamabad High Court (IHC) has fixed May 7 for hearing the main appeals of Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi in the £190 million corruption case, while declining a request to prioritise their bail pleas. A division bench comprising Chief Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar and Justice […]
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court of Pakistan has upheld the constitutionality of the super tax imposed under Sections 4B and 4C of the Income Tax Ordinance, 2001, in a major decision favouring the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR). The ruling came in a case filed by DG Khan Cement Company […]
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday heard a case concerning the authority of Sessions Judges to transfer cases between magistrates and stayed the Lahore High Court’s order that had nullified such a transfer. A bench headed by Justice Jamal Mandokhail conducted the hearing. During proceedings, the bench expressed concern over […]
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Monday heard a bail application filed by a suspect accused of uploading obscene and derogatory posts against women on social media. A two-member bench comprising Jamal Mandokhail and Musarrat Hilali conducted the hearing. The accused, Tayyab Dar, is named in the first information report, according […]
ISLAMABAD: Appeals have been filed in the Islamabad High Court challenging the convictions of the PTI founder and Bushra Bibi in the Toshakhana-II case. The appeals were submitted by lawyer Khalid Yousuf Chaudhry on behalf of both convicts. The Islamabad High Court has assigned diary number 24560 to the appeal […]
ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court on Tuesday issued a stay order on the conduct of local government elections in Quetta, halting the electoral process until further proceedings. A three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Aminuddin heard the case, with Justice Aamer Farooq and Justice Ali Baqar Najafi as members of […]
A district and sessions court has extended the pre-arrest bail of the PTI founder Imran Khan and his wife Bushra Bibi and restrained authorities from arresting them in the May 9 case and five other related cases until January 27. The court passed the orders during the hearing of multiple […]
ISLAMABAD: A district and sessions court has dismissed all eight appeals filed by Airblue in civil compensation cases arising from the 2010 plane crash and ordered the airline to pay more than Rs5.41 billion in damages to the victims. The court also imposed a fine of Rs100,000 per appeal on […]