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SC stays chambers’ razing briefly
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February 27, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday restrained the Capital Development Authority (CDA) from demolishing illegal chambers of lawyers until March 2
A three-member bench of the apex court headed by Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed heard the appeal of the Islamabad Bar Association against the decision of Islamabad High Court.
The court temporarily stayed the verdict of the Islamabad High Court and restrained the CDA from demolishing illegal chambers of lawyers until March 2
On Feb 16, a four-member bench of Islamabad High Court headed by Chief Justice Athar Minallah and comprising Justice Aamer Farooq, Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kayani and Justice Miangul Hassan Aurangzeb had declared lawyers’ chambers on a public land as “illegal, void and without jurisdiction and authority.”
This file photo shows some lawyers at the debris of their demolished chambers on Feb 8. Mohammad Asim / White Star
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday restrained the Capital Development Authority (CDA) from demolishing illegal chambers of lawyers constructed on the Football Ground, greenbelts and footpaths.
The lawyers have expressed willingness to submit an undertaking to vacate the amenity land once construction of the lawyers’ complex was completed.
A Supreme Court bench, headed by Chief Justice of Pakistan Justice Gulzar Ahmed, issued a stay order effective till March 2 on an appeal filed by the Islamabad Bar Association (IBA) against the Islamabad High Court (IHC)’s order to declare the lawyers’ chambers illegal. The SC bench asked the attorney general (AG) to appear in the court on the said date.
SC stays razing of lawyers chambers briefly
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February 27, 2021
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday restrained the Capital Development Authority (CDA) from demolishing illegal chambers of lawyers till March 2
A three-member bench of the apex court, headed by Chief Justice Gulzar Ahmed, heard the appeal of the Islamabad Bar Association against the decision of Islamabad High Court.
The court temporarily stayed the verdict of the Islamabad High Court and restrained the CDA from demolishing illegal chambers of lawyers till March 2
On Feb 16, a four-member bench of the IHC headed by Chief Justice Athar Minallah had declared lawyers’ chambers on a public land as “illegal, void and without jurisdiction and authority.”
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February 25, 2021
ISLAMABAD: Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Gulzar Ahmed on Wednesday said a political party is more important than a party leader in a democracy.
The Chief Justice made these remarks while heading a five-member larger bench that had taken up a presidential reference seeking open balloting in the upcoming Senate elections.
At the outset of hearing, Advocate Kamran Murtaza, counsel for the Jamiat Ulema-e-Islam (JUI), said the Attorney-General “might have misunderstood and he would argue the case before the court”. The Chief Justice responded that the court would hear his arguments.
Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) central leader Raza Rabbani, continuing his arguments, said he would try to conclude his arguments in 30 minutes. Upon this, the Chief Justice advised him to start his arguments “directly from the main point”.