ISLAMABAD, Pakistan: Following the approval accorded by Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and the Federal Cabinet, President Asif Ali Zardari has signed the Supreme Court Practice and Procedure Amendment Ordinance 2024. Under the Ordinance, the powers of the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) have been increased. The Ministry of Law had sent the ordinance to Prime Minister Shahbaz Sharif and the Federal Cabinet the previous day, and the cabinet approved the Supreme Court Practice and Procedure Amendment Ordinance 2024. The approval was given through circulation of the summary, and now, the President Asif Ali Zardari has signed the Supreme Court Practice and Procedure Amendment Ordinance 2024. The Ordinance grants the Chief Justice expanded authority in scheduling Supreme Court Cases. Under the ordinance, cases will be scheduled by the Chief Justice of Pakistan, a senior judge, and a judge appointed by the Chief Justice. Previously, a three-member bench comprising the Chief Justice and the two most senior judges would…

ISLAMABAD: President Asif Ali Zardari on Friday approved the Supreme Court Practice and Procedure Amendment Ordinance 2024, hours after it was adopted by the federal cabinet chaired by Prime...

In a meeting chaired by Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif, the federal cabinet gave its approval on Friday to the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Amendment Ordinance 2024. The cabinet approved the ordinance via circulation after the Ministry of Law sent the draft to the prime minister and the cabinet on Thursday night. The ordinance mandates […]