Tug of War at IHC Intensifies

Tug of war at IHC intensifies

The tug of war between the judges newly transferred to or appointed at the capital's high court and its old guards continues as a division bench — led by Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani — orders relisting of a case before a bench that was hearing it earlier. However, following this order, Islamabad High Court (IHC) registrar office issued a new cause list on the instruction of Acting Chief Justice Sardar Muhammad Sarfraz Dogar, with no case listed …

Another IHC judge defies two-judge order

ISLAMABAD: In a dramatic courtroom session, another judge of the Islamabad High Court ‘defied’ a two-judge order, as Justice Sardar Ejaz Ishaq Khan raised serious objections to a stay order in a contempt case initiated over the transfer of a petition from his court without his consent. The contempt proceedings, initiated against the deputy registrar and others, have now become the centre of a significant legal and institutional controversy. Inte…

IHC Judge vows to decide if CJ can withdraw contempt case from bench

The Islamabad High Court building in Islamabad. — APP/FileJustice Sardar Ejaz Ishaq of the Islamabad High Court stated on Friday that he would decide on whether the chief justice had the authority to withdraw a contempt of court case from a bench. Justice Ishaq made the remarks while...