Tag: Lahore High Court
LHC summons Lahore DC, told to submit plan for Aurat March
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Monday issued notice to the Lahore deputy commissioner (DC) and city police for March 7 (tomorrow) on a petition challenging the denial of permission to hold the Aurat March on International Women’s Day.
Malik Abdul Qayyum: An Unsung Pro-women Judge
Former judge of the Lahore High Court Malik Mohammad Qayyum, who passed away on Friday in Lahore, authored many significant judgments relating to women's rights in the country.
LHC judge allows PTA to block more sites as Wikipedia restored
The LHC has allowed the PTA to block more websites sharing ‘objectionable material’ as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered the restoration of access to Wikipedia blocked on February 3.
Death-row murder convict acquitted after spending six years in jail
AGHS Legal Aid Cell has helped a destitute death-row convict get an acquittal in a murder case after spending six years in jail.
Notification for Punjab CM’s removal set aside
The LHC on Thursday set aside the chief secretary's notification of denotifying Punjab CM Pervaiz Elahi, accepting his petition challenging the governor's order to denotify him. All eyes are on Elahi who is yet to comply with instructions from PTI chief Imran Khan to dissolve the provincial assembly.
Governor did not provide suitable reasons for trust vote, LHC told
The Lahore High Court on Wednesday extended interim relief of reinstating Pervaiz Elahi as Punjab chief minister till Thursday when it will resume hearing his petition challenging the Governor's order to denotify him from his office. The court ordered that Elahi would continue with his earlier undertaking of not dissolving the assembly in the period.
LHC reserves verdict on Hamza’s plea over CM’s election
The Lahore High Court (LHC) on Tuesday reserved its judgment on the petition filed by Hamza Shehbaz over the fair and transparent election of new chief minister in Punjab.
Rani Bibi: Condemned to be Free
Rani was arrested and charged with the murder of her husband. Even though the police found no physical evidence connecting her to the crime, she was still arrested and even convicted. The only reasons given were that she was last seen with her husband before his disappearance. Not only did the legal system pin the crime of murder on a minor girl and jailed her for so long, it also ignored her appeals.
NEHA & AKASH: Transgender marriage issue still in murky waters
Aug. 11, 2020: On the morning of Friday, August 7, Justice Chaudhry Abdul Aziz’s courtroom at the Rawalpindi Branch of the Lahore High Court, brimmed with curious spectators who had gathered to hear what would happen in the proceedings. It was the case of the “same-sex marriage”, and in the last few days it had received a lot of media coverage ...
Rights Watch (13th April 2020)
Minor Killed: A Seven year old Faizan was raped and killed in the Bhagowali area near Faisalabad. Police recovered his body from outside the village and shifted it to the Rural Health Center for autopsy. Shelling in AJK: A Four year old ...
