Suo motu powers

6-judge SC bench says order ‘clearly violative’ of an August 2021 order

Also decides to withdraw services of Registrar Supreme Court, instructs him to report to Establishment Division

Senior judge asks establishment division to ‘recall its officer to prevent him from damaging reputation of SC'

SC seeks report from IHC registrar on status of cases filed by journalists; also summons Islamabad police chief

Larger bench’s order this week says CJ is sole authority to invoke suo motu jurisdiction

Future CJPs to continue to apply varying approaches to public interest litigations

Qamarul Islam Raja finds standing committee’s performance satisfactory