ISLAMABAD -The Supreme Court on Friday directed Caretaker Prime Minister Mir Hazar Khan Khoso to submit reply till June 6 in a contempt notice issued to him regarding appointments and transfers of 22 federal secretaries.Besides the caretaker PM, contempt notices were also issued to former principal ...

LAHORE - The Lahore High Court on Thursday reproached SSP (Operations) Lahore issuing contempt notices to him and his two subordinates for arresting son of a widow in violation of the court orders.The court was hearing a contempt petition moved by Salima Bibi who sought action against SSP ...

ISLAMABAD - Additional Advocate General (AAG) Khyber Pakhtunkwa on Thursday assured the Islamabad High Court (IHC) regarding the production of a missing person namely Ameer Ahmed on the next hearing of the case.While IHC judge Justice Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui strictly directed him to produce Ameer ...

MICHIGAN A JUDGE found he had to administer justice on himself after his smartphone started to make a noise inside court.Judge Raymond Voet managed to contravene a rule he had set up stating anyone with electronic devices causing a disturbance during court sessions would be in contempt of court. ...

The hearing of contempt of court case against former prime minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf was adjourned for an indefinite period on Sunday.The hearing was adjourned due to illness of Raja Pervaiz Ashraf’s lawyer, Wasim Sajjad.It may be recalled that Raja Pervaiz Ashraf was issued notice over ...

Sindh High Court (SHC) on Monday issued contempt of court notice to Election Commissioner Sindh for not complying with Supreme Court orders pertaining to redrawing of electoral constituencies in the province.According to media reports,  Provincial Election Commissioner (Sind) S.M. Tariq Qadri ...

The Supreme Court on Wednesday rejected the National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Chairman Admiral (Retd) Fasih Bokhari’s application for exemption from appearing in court for the contempt of court hearing and summoned details regarding formation of the judicial commission to probe the NAB ...

ISLAMABAD - The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned down National Accountability Bureau chairman Fasih Bukhari’s request for discharging the contempt notice served on him for ridiculing the judiciary.  His attack was against the apex court, held the chief justice, who was heading a ...

The Supreme Court on Monday directed Chairman of National Accountability Bureau (NAB) Admiral (retd) Fasih Bokhari to resubmit his reply to the SC registrar office after removal of objections.According to a private television channel, a three-member bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice ...

A five-member bench of the Lahore High Court Monday adjourned the hearing of a contempt petition against President Asif Ali Zardari till January 22, giving final opportunity to Federation's counsel to submit his arguments.The Bench observed that it wanted to conclude the matter, therefore, ...

The Supreme Court on Monday discharged a show cause notice over a contempt against Muttahida Qaumi Movement (MQM) chief Altaf Hussain after his counsel submitted a written unconditional apology regarding certain contents of his speech on December 12 last year.A three-Judge bench comprising Chief ...

LAHORE – The Supreme Court dismissed a contempt plea against the Punjab government for not appointing vice chancellors at King Edward Medical University (KEMU) and University of Health Sciences (UHS) in view of court directions.A two member bench comprising Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jilani and ...

The Supreme Court issued a contempt notice to MQM Chief Altaf Hussain last week, asking him to appear in person to explain his unrestrained banter against the apex court order regarding the delimitation of constituencies and verification of voters in Karachi as well as the honourable judges, who ...

LAHORE – A full bench of the Lahore High Court has observed the court would first decide the immunity before proceeding further on a contempt petition against President Asif Ali Zardari for not relinquishing political office of PPP Co-Chairman in light of a judgment issued in 2011.The bench ...

A contempt plea was submitted in the Lahore High Court (LHC) against President Asif Ali Zardari after he held a political rally in Malakwal despite the Supreme Court orders.The petitioner Muneer Ahmed stated that President Zardari is still continuing his political engagements despite the ruling of ...

LAHORE – Federal Government on Wednesday told the Lahore High Court that the removal of President was possible only through impeachment in the Parliament while the contempt proceedings against the President for the same purpose was unconstitutional.The was stated by Wasim Sajjad, counsel of ...

LAHORE – The Lahore High Court on Monday issued contempt notice to an accused involved in multi million fraud cases for presenting a fake medical certificate for getting exemption from appearance in the court.Accused Asim Mahmood Malik is chief executive officer of a private visa consultancy ...

LAHORE – The Lahore High Court (LHC) has been requested to initiate contempt proceedings against Minister for Religious Affairs Syed Kurshid Shah, Secretary Muhammad Azam Samma and others for defying judicial orders.A private Haj tour operator has moved the petition through Advocate Muhammad ...

Besides summoned a meeting of PPP coalition partners on Sunday, President Asif Ali Zardari has also called party’s legal experts tomorrow for a consultation over Supreme Court’s ruling to strike down contempt law. The new law, passed by the Parliament last month, sought to exempt ...

The Supreme Court on Thursday resumed the hearing of petitions against the recently passed contempt of court law.A five-judge bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and including Justice Shakirullah Jan, Justice Khilji Arif Hussain, Justice Jawad S Khawaja and ...

ISLAMABAD - The Federation on Tuesday acknowledged that the reason behind framing Contempt of Court (CoC) Act 2012 was to save Prime Minister Raja Pervaiz Ashraf from the contempt.A five-member bench, headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, was hearing 28 identical petitions against the ...

The stance of the government that the contempt of court law is flawless, is not correct, Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhary remarked while hearing applications against the contempt of court law, 2012. A five-member bench of Supreme Court Tuesday held hearing of petitions filed against the ...

National Assembly Speaker Dr Fehmida Mirza on Friday said that the notice sent by the Supreme Court to her regarding the new law against contempt of court is being reviewed. Dr Fehmida said this while  visiting the Parliamentary Reporters Association in Islamabad. The National Assembly speaker ...

The recently approved contempt law was again challenged in the Lahore Registry of Supreme Court on Saturday. Petitioner Barrister Zafarullah stated that the new contempt law is a conspiracy to limit the powers exercised by the judiciary and an attempt to amend the constitution.However, Prime ...

Opposing the new contempt of court law passed by the National Assembly, Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan has said that the nation has been divided through the legislation. Addressing a press conference flanked by Shah Mehmood Qureshi and Hamid Khan on Tuesday, the PTI chief said that ...

The proposed Contempt of Court Bill will be tabled in the Lower House for approval tomorrow (Monday). The National Assembly session is likely to witness a heated debate as the opposition PML-N is opposed to the bill. The Contempt of Court Bill tops the agenda of tomorrow’s session. The ...

During the hearing of the show-cause notice against him on Wednesday, property tycoon Malik Riaz submitted his reply in the Supreme Court, tendering an unconditional apology.A three-member bench of the apex court comprising Justice Mian Shakirullah Jan, Justice Ejaz Afzal and Justice Athar Saeed ...

Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani on Thursday was convicted of contempt of court by the Supreme Court for refusing to write to the Swiss authorities to reopen a corruption case and was sentenced until the rising of the court.A seven-judge bench of the court, headed by Justice Nasir-ul-Mulk, ...

The Supreme Court of Pakistan reserved on Tuesday its verdict in contempt of court case against Prime Minister Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani, summoning the PM on April 26 (Thursday) for the decision. According to a private Television channel, newly-appointed Attorney General Pakistan Irfan Qadir on ...

The Supreme Court directing Aitzaz Ahsan to complete arguments till Thursday adjourned hearing of Prime Minister Yusuf Raza Gilani’s contempt of court case till Wednesday. A seven-member special bench of the Supreme Court (SC) headed by Justice Nasirul Mulk resumed the contempt of court ...