26th amendment case: Whether CB should refer matter to JCP or ask CJP to constitute a full court, SC judge asks ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court Judge Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar questioned whether the constitutional bench should refer... Published 16 Oct, 2025 06:21am
Print Question of limitation cannot be taken casually: SC ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court declared that the question of limitation cannot be taken casually or unconscientiously,... Published 02 Sep, 2025 06:12am
Print Appeal against SHC order in ETPB case: Right to fair trial must be ensured by courts: SC ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court ruled that right to fair hearing and fair trial necessitates that no one should be... Published 24 Aug, 2025 03:01am
Print Benami transactions: SC not required to decide pleas on basis of mere suspicion: Justice Mazhar ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court ruled that in the cases of Benami transactions, the burden of proving whether a... Updated 17 Aug, 2025 01:40pm
Print Closure of industrial, commercial establishments: Sindh govt, not labour court, has jurisdiction to decide cases: SC ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court declared that under the Sindh Terms of Employment (Standing Orders) Act, 2015, the... Published 03 Aug, 2025 02:55am
Print Pleas moved under 516-A CrPC must be decided swiftly with fair hearing: SC ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court held that application moved under Section 516-A Code of Criminal Procedure Code must be... Published 05 Jul, 2025 05:57am
Print Elevation of Justice Aamer to apex court: SC seeks JCP meeting minutes on appointment of two IHC judges ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court called for minutes of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) meetings, held for the... Updated 28 May, 2025 08:54am
Print High Court judges’ transfer: SC affirms President’s constitutional authority ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court said that president of Pakistan has constitutional power to transfer judges from one... Published 24 May, 2025 06:21am
Print Sec 4B of income tax law: SC asked to dismiss appeals of cos, big units ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has been asked to dismiss appeals of the companies and big industrial entities and... Updated 20 May, 2025 09:21am
Print Judges’ intra-court transfers: Justice Mazhar questions the role of CJP ISLAMABAD: Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar questioned the role of Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) in determination of... Updated 09 May, 2025 09:31am
Print Transfer case: Counsel for judges fails to make convincing arguments? ISLAMABAD: The Constitutional Bench did not seem to be convinced of Islamabad High Court (IHC) five judges’... Published 01 May, 2025 06:03am
Print Anti-transfer petitions: Judges will accept SC ruling ISLAMABAD: The judges recently transferred to Islamabad High Court (IHC) decided not to contest but will accept... Updated 18 Apr, 2025 08:56am
Print SC CB asks whether super tax is a ‘tax’ or ‘fee’ ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court Judge Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar has said that if the apex court concludes that the levy... Updated 16 Apr, 2025 08:55am
Print No judgment has touched Article 175 pertaining to military courts: SC judge ISLAMABAD: Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar remarked that no judgment, including the impugned judgment of the Supreme... Published 08 Apr, 2025 05:40am
Print Appeal against FST order: SC delineates purpose of exclusive tribunal ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has said the purpose of establishing an exclusive tribunal is to ensure that appeals... Published 23 Mar, 2025 05:26am
Print Sections 4B & 4C of Income Tax law: SC will hear petitions from tomorrow ISLAMABAD: A five-judge of constitutional bench of Supreme Court will hear petitions regarding Section 4B and 4C of... Published 09 Mar, 2025 05:17am
Print From where trial would begin if cases transferred from military court to ATC, asks SC judge ISLAMABAD: Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar inquired about the stage from where the trials of civilians would resume if... Published 04 Mar, 2025 07:51am
Print Accused tried by military courts: SC judge says won’t allow further trial ISLAMABAD: Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar has categorically stated they would not allow another trial of those accused... Published 27 Feb, 2025 06:44am
Print ‘26th Amendment to stay until withdrawn by parliament’ ISLAMABAD: Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar stated that the 26th Amendment Act, 2024, will remain in the field unless and... Updated 09 Feb, 2025 09:16pm
Print Employees: SC declares implementation of policy without ‘ifs and buts’ ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court declared that when a widespread and comprehensive policy is announced to benefit... Published 02 Feb, 2025 02:58am
Print Gas Utility Court competent to settle related disputes, complaints: SC ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court ruled that Gas Utility Court is specifically constituted to settle disputes and... Updated 19 Jan, 2025 10:05am
Print Article 199: SC says high courts don’t have suo motu power ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has declared that the high courts do not have suo motu power under Article 199 of the... Updated 24 Mar, 2024 10:13am
Print SC to take up plea seeking fresh polls on Monday ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court will take up a petition seeking to declare the February 8 general elections null and... Updated 17 Feb, 2024 04:17pm
Print SC explains its approach to contempt cases ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court held that the Court (SC or HC) has to assess the contempt and its gravity and may also... Published 10 Feb, 2024 05:48am
Print SC says ‘reasonable’ grounds should be there for seeking bail concession ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court said for seeking the concession of bail, the accused person has to show that the... Published 09 Dec, 2023 05:46am
Print ‘Statutes will not be given retroactive construction unless...’: SC ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court declared that where a statute affects a substantive right, it operates prospectively... Updated 11 Dec, 2022 09:59am
Print Civil servants can’t escape departmental probe even after acquittal on criminal charge: SC ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court of Pakistan declared that a civil servant cannot escape departmental proceedings or... Published 14 Aug, 2022 07:17am
Print Relationship of master, servant not meant for mere exploitation: SC ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court declared that the relationship of master and servant is not meant for mere ... Published 09 Jul, 2022 03:57am
Print Members’ loyalty fundamental right of political parties: SC ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court said that under the Constitution it is the fundamental right of the political parties... Published 06 Jul, 2022 05:35am