Peshawar: Chief Justice of Peshawar High Court has banned the judges of the court to take suo moto notice without permission.

Chief Justice Ijaz Afzal Khan has issued the orders in which the judges are bound to take permission before taking suo moto notice for any case.
The judges of Peshawar High Court, earlier, had taken suo moto notices against the violation of common interests and basic rights.
Registrar PHC Mussadiq Hussain Gilani has confirmed the ban and said now onwards, a judge should take permission from Chief Justice PHC prior to taking …

Islamabad: Supreme Court of Pakistan has taken suo moto notice of Rental Power Projects (RPPs).

Three-member bench headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary will start hearings from Monday.
Other two members of the bench are Justice Khalil-ur-Rehman Ramday and Justice Ghulam Rabbani.
The Chief Justice while taking suo motu notice of the RPPs and the hike in power tariff had issued notices to the head of the Water and Power Development Authority (WAPDA) as well as the finance and the water and power secretaries.
Last year, the federal government approved plans to set …

Islamabad: A Full Court meeting was held in the Supreme Court under the Chairmanship of the Honorable Chief Justice of Pakistan Mr. Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and discussed several issues including two holidays in week, efficiency of Advocates-On-Record (AORs) and reviewed the pendency of the cases for last one year and discussed means to expedite processing of the cases.

In the full court meeting, the issue of two holidays in week as approved by the Government was discussed in detail and it was resolved that Honorable Court is already working for …

Islamabad: The Supreme Court on Thursday observed that there could be a lack of transparency in awarding a billion-dollar contract for importing Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) to a French company, GDF Suez.

Heading a three-member bench hearing a suo motu notice against the award of a short-term import contract to French company GDF Suez, the chief justice observed that had the process for the award of the contract been transparent, “the matter would not have come to the SC for adjudication”.
The bench during course of hearing repeatedly expressed its dissatisfaction …

Islamabad: Former President of Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) Aitzaz Ahsan said that the Constitutional amendment cannot be challenged in any court, Supreme court can suggest change in constitution.

He said the Parliament is empowered to change the fundamentals of the Constitution, adding the apex court cannot nullify the Constitutional amendment.
Talking to mediamen outside the Supreme Court, Aitzaz said he respects Chief Justice of Pakistan Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry more than the President and the Prime Minister. “If anyone thinks he has committed contempt of the court can file petition against …

Islamabad: Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry has taken suo motto notice of police torture in public occurred in Chiniot police station and summoned Advocate General Punjab on March 11 in Supreme Court.

The Chief Justice during the suo moto hearing of the case in Peshawar Registry said that the Punjab Government has formed a committee on the case and the committee is reviewing the case from all aspects.
The Chief Justice in his remarks said that the report presented by the Punjab Government should be reviewed and action …