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Thousands of Jammu and Kashmir State Road Transport Corporation (SRTC) employees on Tuesday afternoon took to streets in Srinagar and staged an anti-Government demonstrations demanding immediate disbursal of their long pending their salaries.
The employees along with their families had assembled at Jehangir chowk in Srinagar to proceed towards the civil secretariat, but were stopped by [...]
ISLAMABAD – Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry Monday said that National Judicial Policy (NJP) would be vigorously implemented despite shortage of required funds.
Chairing a full court meeting at the Supreme Court building, the Chief Justice said that pending cases were being disposed of expeditiously, however, no compromise would be made on the standard of judgements. The aim of the meeting was to review progress over the implementation of the NJP.
The Chief Justice said that public confidence in judiciary had enhanced and judiciary, in return, would strive further to retain the confidence.
The full court meeting discussed and deliberated over a number of issues and it was decided that disposal rate of cases would be enhanced through discouraging adjournment and all energies would be put together to achieve the purpose. “Adjournments would only be granted in extraordinary situations with pressing reasons,” it was decided.
The meeting decided to devise policy of imposing cost to discourage the culture of frivolous and false cases and penalty would be imposed against persons lodging such cases. Categorisation of cases as per subject matter, both in the criminal as well as in the civil matters, would be carried out and certain categories would be given priority. Special benches would be constituted for hearing the cases continuously for some weeks, the meeting decided.
The formation of committees to monitor the functioning of Anti-Terrorist Courts in the light of Sh Liaquat HussainÂ’s Case was also discussed and Justice Javed Iqbal, Justice Sardar Muhammad Raza Khan, Justice Khalil-ur-Rehman Ramday and Justice Mian Shakirullah Jan, one for each province, were nominated for the purpose.
High Courts would also be requested to constitute committees for quick disposal of anti-terrorism cases by special courts and appeals in high court, it was decided. The Chief Justice of Pakistan would directly supervise the committees formed at the Supreme Court as well as at the high court level, the meeting decided.
The meeting also decided to reduce the vacations of judges of the superior judiciary and urged the judges to work hard beyond scheduled times to maximise disposal of cases.
Justice Javed Iqbal, Justice Sardar Muhammad Raza Khan, Justice Khalil-ur-Rehman Ramday, Justice Mian Shakirullah Jan, Justice Tassaduq Hussain Jillani, Justice Nasir- ul-Mulk, Justice Raja Fayyaz Ahmed, Justice Chaudhry Ijaz Ahmed, Justice Ghulam Rabbani, Justice Muhammad Sair Ali, Justice Mahmood Akhtar Shahid Siddiqui, Justice Jawwad S Khawaja and Justice Anwar Zaheer Jamali attended the meeting, while two PCO judges, Justice M Javed Buttar and Justice Faqir Khokhar, were not invited to the meeting.
It is worth mentioning here that a good number of cases have been disposed of since March 24, when the Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry resumed his office along with other deposed judges of the superior judiciary.
ISLAMABAD – In pursuance of the judgment of the full bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, dated July 31, 2009, the President of Pakistan is pleased to approve that the following 76 judges of Supreme Court and High Courts shall cease to hold their offices with immediate effect:
Supreme Court
Mr Justice Muhammad Qaim Jan, Mr Justice Ijazul Hassan, Mr Justice Muhammad Moosa K Leghari, Mr Justice Ch Ejaz Yousuf, Mr Justice Mian Hamid Farooq, Mr Justice Syed Zawwar Hussain Jaffery, Mr Justice Muhammad Farrukh Mahmud, Mr Justice Shaikh Hakim Ali, Mr Justice Sardar Muhammad Aslam.
Lahore High Court
Mr Justice Justice Zubda-tul-Hussain, Mr Justice Zafar Iqbal Chaudhry, Mr Justice Khawaja Farooq Saeed, Mr Justice Muhammad Akram Qureshi, Mr Justice Khurshid Anwar Bhindar, Mr Justice Mazhar Hussain Minhas, Mr Justice Saifur Rehman, Mr Justice S Ali Hassan Rizvi, Mr Justice Muhammad Ashraf Bhatti, Mr Justice Rana Zahid Mahmood, Mr Justice Kazim Ali Malik, Mr Justice Hafiz Tariq Nasim, Mr Justice Khalil Ahmad, Mr Justice MA Zafar, Mr Justice Malik Saeed Ejaz, Mr Justice Syed Shaheen Masood Rizvi, Mr Justice Ali Akbar Qureshi, Mr Justice Muhammad Ahsan Bhoon, Mr Justice Pervez Ali Chawla, Mr Justice Habibullah Shakir, Mr Justice Nazir Ahmad Ghazi, Mr Justice Abdul Sattar Goraya, Mr Justice Syed Ihtesham Qadir Shah, Mr Justice Jamila Jahanoor Aslam, Mr Justice Mahmood Akhtar Khan, Mr Justice Jamshed Rahmatullah, Mr Justice Pervez Inayat Malik, Mr Justice Arshad Mahmood, Mr Justice Irfan Qadir, Mr Justice Syed Zulfikar Ali Bukhari, Mr Justice Ch Naeem Masood, Mr Justice Mr Justice Anwarul Haq Pannu, Mr Justice Muhammad Shafqat Khan Abbasi, Mr Justice Imtiaz Rasheed Siddqui.
Sindh High Court
Mr Justice Bin Yamin, Mr Justice Khalid Ali Z Qazi, Mr Justice Salman Ansari, Mr Justice Abdul Rehman Farooq Pirzada, Mr Justice Abdul Rasheed Klwar, Mr Justice Zafar Ahmed Khan Sherwani, Mr Justice Syed Mehmood Alam Rizvi, Ms Justice Soofia Latif, Mr Justice Maqbool Ahmed Awan, Mr Justice Safdar Ali Bhutto, Mr Justice Moharram G Baloch, Mr Justice Malik Muhammad Aqil, Mr Justice Syed Shafqat Ali Shah Masoomi, Mr Justice Muhammad Iqbal Mahar, Mr Justice Khadim Hussain M Shaikh, Mr Justice M Ismail Bhutto, Mr Justice Arshad Siraj Memon, Mr Justice Amer Raza Naqvi, Mr Justice M Karim Khan Agha, Mr Justice Salman Talibuddin.
Peshawar High Court
Mr Justice Shaji Rehman Khan, Mr Justice Ghulam Mohayuddin Malik, Mr Justice Ziauddin Khattak, Mr Justice Syed Mussaddiq Hussain Gilani, Mr Justice Syed Yahya Zahid Gilani, Mr Justice M Alam Khan.
Islamabad High Court
Mr Justice M Munir Paracha, Mr Justice Syed Qalb-i-Hassan, Mr Justice Raja Saeed Akram Khan, Mr Justice M Arshad Tabrez, Mr Justice Amjad Iqbal Qureshi, Mr Justice M Ramzan Chaudhry, Mr Justice Syed Intikhab Hussain Shah.
The President of Pakistan has been further pleased to approve the repatriation of following judges:
Mr Justice Sakhi Hussain Bukhari and Mr Justice Zia Pervez have been repatriated from Supreme Court of Pakistan while Mr Justice Bilwal Khan has been repatriated from Islamabad High Court.
This was stated in a Press release issued by PID late on Sunday night.
ISLAMABAD – Justice Khalil-ur-Rehman Ramday, member of the 14-member larger bench of the Supreme Court hearing judgesÂ’ appointment case, Monday observed that no one had accepted Justice (Retd) Abdul Hameed Dogar as constitutional chief justice of Pakistan and that the Supreme Court would review his legal and constitutional status.
Headed by Chief Justice Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, the bench is hearing two separate petitions filed by federal government, seeking extension in jobs of two Sindh High Court judges, Justice Pir Ali Shah and Justice Bin Yameen. The two judges were reverted to the posts of additional judges as a result of a judgement passed by a five-member bench of the Sindh High Court (SHC).
The bench has also clubbed the petition filed by Sindh High Court Bar Association (SHCBA) seeking regularisation of services of two SHC judges Rashid Kalhoro and Zafar Sherwani.
During the course of proceedings, the Chief Justice asked counsel for Justice Bin Yameen, Justice (Retd) Malik Qayyum, to argue on the constitutional status of former chief justice Abdul Hameed Dogar. Malik Qayyum submitted before the court that everyone had accepted him as the chief justice of Pakistan and President Asif Ali Zardari had taken oath of his office from him.
He said if Abdul Hameed Dogar was declared as de facto chief justice, it would have widespread repercussions. He said he did not want to indulge in arguments on this point.
The Chief Justice directed Qayyum to carry on with his arguments, saying the court was afraid of nothing. “Let there be put an end to the mistakes committed in the past,” the Chief Justice said.
Justice Ramday said that no one had accepted Dogar as chief justice and that his legal and constitutional status would be reviewed. He said that the court was not interested in the issue who owned Dogar as chief justice.
Malik Qayyum requested the court to first decide SHCBAÂ’s petition and then decide the case of his client. He contended that there was no opposition over the appointment of Justice Bin Yameen, adding the Sindh Governor and the Chief Justice of Supreme Court were unanimous for his appointment as permanent judge. He said he was made additional judge due to the plea of SHCBA, which, he said, was unconstitutional.
Advocate General Sindh Yousaf Leghari said that the larger bench hearing the petitions consisted of those judges who were restored and reappointed after taking oath from Justice Abdul Hameed Dogar. At this point, the Chief Justice said that all the judges were restored and not reappointed.
President SHCBA Rashid A Rizvi in his arguments said that the appointments of all judges during November 3, 2007 and December 15, 2007 were illegal and unconstitutional. He said the sole objective behind the imposition of emergency was to remove judges of the apex judiciary.
The case was adjourned till July 29 (Wednesday).
The same bench also heard former chief justice Sajjad Ali ShahÂ’s petition for granting him pension and other benefits as the former chief justice of Pakistan. The Chief Justice remarked during the proceedings that government should demonstrate generosity in this case, as was demonstrated in Justice Saad Saood Jan case.
Deputy Attorney General Agha Tariq read out written statement of the ministry of law and justice, which stated that government would abide by any decision rendered by the Supreme Court. The Chief Justice directed DAG Agha Tariq to ask the government to show generosity in the matter.
The bail applications of Jammu and Kashmir police officers, arrested in connection with the alleged rape and murder of two women in Shopian, will be heard by a court in Shopian today.
On July 24, the Supreme Court had directed two arrested officers to move their bail applications before a Sessions court.
Former Superintendent of Police [...]
The Supreme Court on Friday directed two arrested officers of the Jammu and Kashmir police to move their bail applications before a Sessions court tomorrow in connection with the alleged rape and murder of two women in Shopian.
Former Superintendent of Police of Shopian Javed Iqbal Mattoo, and Deputy Superintendent of Police Rohit Baskota, who [...]
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Four police officers have been arrested in connection with the alleged rape and murders of two women in Indian-administered Kashmir.
The policemen, including a former chief officer of a district, had been earlier suspended in connection with the deaths in Shopian district.
The bodies of the two women were discovered in a canal in Shopian district on 30 May.
Shopian has seen 47 days of protests and strikes over the case.
The government initially maintained that they had died in an accident and that they had not been raped or killed.
But later the police registered a case of both rape and murder.
On Wednesday, the high court in Kashmir said it would "go to the bottom of this matter and bring the culprits to justice".
The former district police chief of Shopian, Javed Iqbal and three other officers have now been held on orders of the high court, says the BBC’s Altaf Hussain in Kashmir.
The court also ordered the collection of DNA samples from the four police officers who were earlier suspended for destroying evidence pertaining to the case.
The judge said their DNA profile would be matched with that of the deceased women.
A judicial inquiry into the double murders – conducted by retired judge Justice Muzaffar Jan last week said the police were involved.
Protests have raged throughout the Kashmir Valley since 30 May and shops and businesses have remained shut in Shopian since then.
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The high court in Indian-administered Kashmir has appealed to the people of Shopian district to end their strike over the alleged murders of two women.
Chief Justice Barin Ghosh assured the family of the two women that "we will go to the bottom of this matter and bring the culprits to justice".
Shopian has seen 47 days of protests and strikes over the case.
Four policemen and a forensic laboratory official have been suspended following an inquiry into the case.
The bodies of the two women were discovered in a canal in Shopian on 30 May.
The government initially maintained that they had died in an accident and that they had not been raped or killed.
But later the police registered a case of both rape and murder.
The incident seriously challenged the credibility of Chief Minister Omar Abdullah, who ordered a judicial inquiry into the case following days of violent protests in the Kashmir Valley.
‘Thankful’
Addressing members of the Majlis-e-Mushawarat – the consultative committee leading the protest in Shopian – Justice Ghosh said it was due to the peaceful agitation of the people that the investigation of the case progressed as much as it did.
"The entire nation is thankful to you, the entire nation is with you," he said.
The judge said that the people of Shopian had suffered long and should not suffer any longer.
"The restoration of normalcy would not only bring relief to the people of Shopian but also help in the investigation of the case."
The vice-president of Majlis Mohammad Shafi Khan told the court that he would put the suggestion before the Majlis and hope that "something positive would emerge".
The court also ordered the collection of DNA samples from the four police officers who were earlier suspended for destroying evidence pertaining to the case.
The judge said their DNA profile would be matched with that of the deceased women.
The court also ordered that no subordinate court sold grant bail to the four officers.
A judicial inquiry into the double murders – conducted by retired judge Justice Muzaffar Jan last week said the police were involved.
Protests have raged throughout the Kashmir Valley since 30 May and shops and businesses have remained shut in Shopian since then.</p
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