SJC

Law officer likely to respond to superior court judges’ replies to presidential references

398 cases have been decided by the council so far

Of 426 complaints, 398 have been disposed of with only 28 pending including presidential reference against Justice Isa

Legal fraternity takes to the streets across the country; reference proceedings to start at 2pm

Security around the SC premises has been heightened

Justice Khosa says SJC will deal with the matter fairly

Reference is meant to block top court judge from becoming chief justice in 2023, says SCBA president

Law ministry says no truth to reports suggesting that government plans to file one more reference

Also issues show-cause notice to another high court judge

Council seeks money trail of properties owned abroad

Former CJP Iftikhar Chaudhry submits affidavit in support of Justice Farrukh Irfan Khan

Council directs concerned Income Tax [department] to produce wealth statements

Shaukat Aziz Siddiqui files petition in top court today

President approved his removal on recommendation of Supreme Judicial Council

Council reserves opinion after three hours of proceedings

Retiring LHC top judge Yawar Ali is heading bench hearing Musharraf treason case

SJC issues third show cause notice to Justice Siddiqui to explain his conduct

AGP Khan will not be able to argue the case as he will be resigning soon

Dismisses Justice Siddiqui’s three applications; tells him to trust the council

Complaint against the IHC judge has been pending since 2015

The complainant accuses the CJP of misusing suo motu powers

Plea takes issue with powers over constitution of benches, fixing of cases ‘at CJP’s discretion’

‘Judges like Ceasar’s wives ought to be above suspicion’

Amici curiae say confidence in integrity of judicial system would be served by open hearing

Justice Siddiqui made remarks on army’s role in Faizabad sit-in

To proceed further against IHC judge by recording evidences from March 7

Justice Asif Saeed Khosa to head the five-member panel

SC’s three judge bench, headed by Justice Azmat Saeed Sheikh, will take up case on October 18

Supreme Court likely to take up petition of the IHC judge by the next week

No superior court judge has been ousted by the council since 1970s

Council says in-camera proceedings are better as allegations may prove to be false

Seeks written reply from AGP over his preliminary objections over SJC’s proceedings

Attorney general says conduct of a judge cannot be openly discussed

The PTI has complained that 'a person with such a poor, dubious and murky track record can never be trusted'

Chief justice to hold SJC meeting on Tuesday to consider case

. So far, six judges have been summoned by the SJC in the last three months

Attorney-General Ashtar Ausaf Ali also appeared before the SJC for assistance

SJC couldn’t achieve objective of ‘accountability’, says Hamid Khan 

IHCBA general secretary says reference filed before SJC are still pending

Her colleagues paid their respects during funeral

IHCBA member says the judge had interfered in the bar’s affairs

IHC judge pays surprise visit to GBM of lawyers; urges patience

Against orders to restrain guilty individuals from performing duties as judges in case where SJC deemed it appropriate

IHCBA general secretary accuses Justice Iqbal Hameed ur Rehman of ‘violation of oath’

IHCBA secretary general to file reference before SJC for initiating action against high court’s chief justice

Rejects plea seeking disclosure of complaints against justices

CJP reserves ruling on appeal

Judge challenges legal validity of SJC’s Procedure of Inquiry

The petitioner has requested the SC to declare April 19 show cause notice as unlawful

Council’s verification a must before publishing, airing stories