The judges we need
THE probation period for 10 additional judges of the Lahore High Court, who had been appointed last year, has been extended by six months, while three such judges at the…
Discord on ad hoc judges
While the Judicial Commission rightly won praise for its reported decision to defer action on the move to appoint two ad hoc judges on the Supreme Court, it is necessary…
Selection of judges
According to some well-involved sources a new row between the judiciary and the executive has begun and the issue is the appointment of judges to the superior courts. The case…
Someone must be trusted, let it be the judges
Lord Denning M.L. the Twentieth Century British Judge and Jurist in his famous book "The Family Story" has remarked: "Every judge on his appointment discards all politics and all prejudice.…
The NRO and insecure PCO judges
For many people, it may still be a mystery as to exactly why Asif Ali Zardari did not restore the judiciary right after the elections? And, more importantly, if he…
Appointment of judges
The recent amicable settlement of the dispute between the president and Chief justice of Pakistan (CJP) regarding the appointment of judges has been received with a sigh of relief by…
Retired judges in labour judiciary
There has been provision in the Industrial Relations Ordinance 1969, Industrial Relations Ordinance 2002, Industrial Relations Act 2008 and now in Punjab Industrial Relations Ordinance 2010 for appointment of retired…
It’s about justice, not judges
Three years down the road and the movement for independence of the judiciary seems to have borne little fruit for the common man. Those with no practical experience of law…
A call for change and development
Reform, not begging, is the answer to all our economic and political problems. The question though is: which reform? The answers to this were discussed at a recent conference held…
Wall Street heads to court to fend off Biden’s regulators
Facing a wave of new rules and encouraged by a sympathetic judiciary, US financial firms and their trade groups are growing bolder about fighting Democratic President Joe Biden’s regulators in…
