US EditionCB Mulls SC Powers for 'Complete Justice'
- The Supreme Court in Islamabad announced a 3-2 majority verdict on Thursday upholding judges' transfers to the Islamabad High Court .
- The verdict followed petitions by five IHC judges and the Karachi Bar Association challenging the transfers and appointment of Justice Sarfraz Dogar.
- While the Court ruled transfers constitutional, dissenting justices Afghan and Ahmad declared the permanent transfer notification null due to lack of proper consultation and material facts.
- Salman Akram Raja emphasized that the Supreme Court must uphold fundamental rights and maintained that the court's ruling did not exceed its constitutional authority.
- The outcome allows Justice Dogar to continue as acting IHC chief justice pending presidential determination of seniority and transfer details, implying limits on presidential discretion under Article 200.
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CB mulls SC powers for 'complete justice'
Some members of a constitutional bench (CB) of the Supreme Court raised a number of questions with regard to the SC's powers to ensure "complete justice". They also asked how non allocations of reserved seats to the PTI could be called a violation of fundamental rights. PTI leader Kanwal Shauzab's counsel Salman Akram Raja on Friday resumed his arguments in support of the SC's July 12 majority order in the reserved seats case before the 11-membe…
SC rules in favour of IHC judges' transfer, disposes of opposing petitions
A policeman walks past the Supreme Court building in Islamabad. — AFP/FileISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday ruled in favour of the transfer of judges to the Islamabad High Couty and dismissed the multiple pleas filed against it.The verdict was announced by Justice Muhammad Ali...
Supreme Court dismisses pleas against IHC judges' transfer, terms it constitutional
Justice Mazhar announces 3-2 majority verdict.Justice Afghan, Justice Hassan rule in favour of pleas.Five IHC judges challenged Justice Dogar's appointment in Feb.ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Thursday dismissed pleas filed...
SC Constitutional Bench Dismisses Pleas Against Transfer Of IHC Judges
The Supreme Court’s Constitutional Bench on Thursday announced its verdict in a case pertaining to the seniority and transfer of Islamabad High Court (IHC) judges, declaring that their transfers were not unconstitutional. The bench — headed by Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar and comprising Justices Naeem Akhtar Afghan, Shahid Bilal Hassan, Salahuddin Panhwar and Shakeel Ahmed — took up petitions filed by five IHC judges, the Karachi Bar Association…
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