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On May 10, the Supreme Court building caught fire allegedly due to a short circuit

Three-judge bench of Supreme Court seeks complete trial record of proceedings

Says out of 250 applications for scholarship, only one was eligible

Judge challenges legal validity of SJC’s Procedure of Inquiry

Human rights activist Asma Jahangir is first female lawyer to have been granted the status

The SC also asked the government to launch a public awareness campaign against smoking Shisha and other intoxicants

The bench asked DAG to submit a compliance report and adjourned the hearing until Thursday

Says petition not maintainable due to bar of jurisdiction under Article 211

Apex court restores 50% quota for private sector

Director Ashir Azeem insists his film has no controversial content

The bench was hearing the suo motu case regarding dozens of deaths at the Punjab Institute of Cardiology

Not a single woman has ever been elevated as judge of the Supreme Court in our near-seven-decade-long legal history

The counsel for water and sewerage board contended that the board was regularly paying its monthly bills

Supreme Court tells Sindh to hold elections within 60 days

Access to Bol building subject to completion of probe; notices issued to Sindh AG

Federal govt has approached top court against PHC's judgement for providing due share of natural gas to K-P

Top court issues detailed verdict pointing out govt’s case flaws

Petition requests court to direct authorities to protect greenery in city

About 444 mercy petitions have been rejected; 38 awaiting decision by the interior ministry

Federal govt had approached SC against SHC’s order directing interior ministry to remove supermodel's name from ECL

Top court dismisses govt appeal against removal of former ruler’s name from ECL by SHC

SC says Federal Legislative List restricts power of federation

Court orders provincial law officer to discuss issue with relevant stakeholders

The Sindh government had filed an appeal in the Supreme Court against the SHC’s February 10 order

Provincial police chief had expressed reservations about one of the judges on the bench.

The bench was hearing applications regarding the adjustment of the land at the top court’s Karachi registry

Apex court hears cases against Sindh Police’s corruption

Top court tells govt to consult stakeholders in public interest

Apex court’s Karachi registry last heard case in June 2014

Also summons CDA chief over delay in moving police offices out of residential area

Former president moves top court for one-time exemption

Justice Ameer Hani Muslim observed that out of turn promotions cannot be allowed on any ground to the police

Ruling notes how a person’s liberty rides on the authenticity of a report

Increasing the number of judges in the Supreme Court is only a popular measure with no real meaning

The SC assistant registrar (civil) has returned Maulana Aziz’s constitutional petition by raising three objections

Sindh’s mayors, deputy mayors may have to wait for at least two more weeks for elections

Sindh govt had challenged SHC’s order to declare the amendment in local government law as void

Two were allegedly involved in the 2014 Army Public School attack

Maintain that for four years their wealth tax was assessed disproportionate to market value of their stocks

The case was earlier being heard by a two-judge bench, headed by Justice Gulzar Ahmed

Suspends BHC ban on strikes by govt employees, including teachers, doctors

Police tells top court smoking water pipes not a cognisable offence

Bench declares PML-N candidate victorious

Election tribunal in April 2014 disqualified PML-N MNA Sheikh Muhammad Akram, and declared ASWJ's Ludhianvi winner

Officers who have failed competitive exams will be removed

Petitioner asks SC to decide fate of condemned prisoners

ATC judges also ordered to reopen all cases kept on dormant files

The chief justice was entirely correct when he said that local govts should “not be mere showpieces”

Tribunal dismisses PTI’s petition claiming vote transfers in NA-122

Law ministry says Chaudhry now a politician but still using vehicle