New Delhi, Feb 19 (IANS) The Oudh Bar Association (Allahabad High Court, Lucknow bench) has written to Chief Justice of India (CJI) Surya Kant expressing concern over “repeated adverse remarks” made against judges of the Allahabad High Court and sought expunging of certain observations made in a recent judgment. In a letter addressed to the CJI, the bar association said that the Supreme Court, while exercising appellate jurisdiction, should avoid making stigmatic remarks against High Court judge…
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New Delhi, Jan 28 (IANS) The Supreme Court on Wednesday issued notice in a public interest litigation (PIL) seeking urgent directions to protect the independence of the judiciary and to prevent “intimidation and communalisation of judicial orders” following recent rulings delivered by Justice G.R. Swaminathan of the Madras High Court permitting the centuries-old Deepam ceremony at the Thiruparankundram temple in Madurai, Tamil Nadu.A Bench of Justices Aravind Kumar and P.B. Varale sought res…
Islamabad, Jan 26 (IANS) A lawyer couple in Pakistan, often representing people who challenge human rights violations, have been sentenced by a sessions court for statements considered too controversial to be shared on a social media platform. The conviction of Imaan Zainab-Mazari and her husband, Hadi Ali Chattha, conveys the message to lawyers, journalists and ordinary people that dissent will not only be discouraged, but will be criminalised, a report has stated. Imaan Zainab-Mazari and her h…
Islamabad, Jan 8 (IANS) Human rights group Amnesty International’s call for a review of the 27th amendment is a reminder that constitutional legitimacy flows from restraint and not concentration of power, an editorial in Pakistan’s leading daily The Express Tribune has mentioned. The rule of law, it states, becomes conditional if judicial freedom is reduced and a conditional rule of law is no rule at all. “Amnesty International’s warning — that the amendment constitutes a sustained assault on …
Islamabad, Jan 6 (IANS) Calling for an urgent review, human rights group Amnesty International has termed the 27th Constitutional Amendment in Pakistan as “significant regression” and “part of a direct and sustained assault on judicial independence” It also urged the Pakistani authorities to take all measures to protect the impartiality, independence and safety of judges, ensuring that they can carry out their judicial functions without any inappropriate or unwarranted interference.”The 27th ame…