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Removing further impediments in the path of the February 8 polls, the Supreme Court (SC) on Monday ruled that objections could not be raised against the delimitation of constituencies once the election schedule was released. The order was passed by a three-member apex court bench headed by Justice Sardar Tariq Masood and comprising Justices Mansoor Ali Shah and Athar Minallah …

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has held that supervisory officer in any organisation should perform more like a mentor than a punishing authority by cracking whip on finding a fault in the performance of his subordinates. The primary duty of a supervisor is to guide his subordinates to improve their per­formance and efficiency, Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah wrote in a …

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has held that high courts have no business fixing the prices of livestock and dairy products. It is a settled law that a high court does not have suo motu jurisdiction under Article 199 of the Constitution compared to the Supreme Court, which has been conferred exclusive jurisdiction, observed Justice Ijazul Ahsan in a judgement he …

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has held that certificates of domicile should always be given preference in the recruitment process, as the entire concept of domicile will become redundant and meaningless if national identity cards are preferred to ascertain the permanent abode of a candidate. “The domicile of a person is treated as a parent document for recruitment to ascertain the …

The Supreme Court (SC) ruled on Thursday that a woman’s inheritance could only be claimed in her lifetime and her children could not lay a claim after her death. The apex court issued the ruling in a case wherein the children of two deceased women, who were residents of Peshawar, claimed a share in their maternal grandfather, Isa Khan’s property. …

• AGP explains secrecy has been held not to be absolute and eternal • Four-to-one majority opinion asks ECP to take all measures to conduct fair elections and guard against corrupt practices • Justice Yahya Afridi rejects presidential reference for not being a point of law ISLAMABAD: Two days before the March 3 Senate polls, the Supreme Court on Monday …

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court has held that suspension of a sentence will not wash away the conviction of an individual because the culpability is complete as soon as the person charged is found guilty by a court of competent jurisdiction. “It is the conviction of the accused which is relevant in the context of Article 63(1)(h) of the Constitution (disqualification) …