4 d. ago Supreme Court rules: Courts can allow new evidence only for justice

ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that appellate courts may permit additional evidence under Section 428 of the Criminal Procedure Code (CrPC) only when it is necessary to ensure justice — not as a means to correct flaws in the prosecution’s case or investigation. Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, heading a two-judge bench, gave the […]

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2 w. ago ‘Challenges to 26th Amend’: Justice Mazhar likens benches to ‘branches of one tree’

Justice Aminuddin Khan-led eight-member bench hears 37 petitions challenging 26th Constitutional Amendment Justice Hilali asks whether reverting to a full bench would require ‘suspending’ Article 191A, introduced through the Amendment Judges debate whether Constitutional Bench can refer matter to full court, weigh scope of Article 191A and bench powers ISLAMABAD: Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar on […]

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2 w. ago Islamabad court issues arrest warrant for Gandapur in liquor, arms recovery case

ISLAMABAD: A district and sessions court on Tuesday issued arrest warrants for former Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) leader Ali Amin Gandapur in a 2016 liquor and weapons recovery case, citing his continued absence from hearings. Senior Civil Judge Mubashir Hassan Chishti presided over the proceedings and directed that Gandapur be arrested […]

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2 w. ago Justice Mazhar says regular benches cannot hear constitutional matters

Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar on Monday observed that no Supreme Court benches besides the CB could hear constitutional matters as he and seven other judges heard petitions against the 26th Amendment. The bench hearing the pleas is headed by Justice Aminuddin Khan and also includes Justices Mazhar, Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Ayesha Malik, Syed Hasan Azhar […]

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2 w. ago Justice Mazhar says firms ‘must pay only what’s due’ as SC continues hearing on super tax

Five-member SC bench continues deliberation on legality of super tax Justice Mazhar says law clearly defines profit threshold for taxation, Justice Mandokhail seeks clarity on discrimination in tax regime ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court Judge Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar on Thursday remarked that the law governing the super tax clearly outlines the profit threshold for liability, saying […]

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2 w. ago Constitutional Bench can hear 26th Amendment case: Justice Mazhar

Supreme Court’s Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar on Wednesday said that the constitutional bench can hear 26th Amendment case and that judges from all the constitutional benches can be included if necessary. Justice Mazhar’s remarks came as an eight-member bench heard the pleas against the 26th Constitutional Amendment passed by the parliament last year. The Justice […]

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3 w. ago SC mulls over full bench to hear pleas against 26th Amendment

The Supreme Court on Wednesday directed the presentation of a list of full courts, constituted in the past, while hearing petitions challenging the 26th Constitutional Amendment. The eight-member larger bench, headed by Justice Aminuddin Khan, comprised Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, Justice Ayesha Malik, Justice Hassan Azhar Rizvi, Justice Musarrat Hilali, Justice […]

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