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  • Lahore High Court orders 13-year-old child to remain with adoptive parents instead of biological parents

    Lahore High Court orders 13-year-old child to remain with adoptive parents instead of biological parents

    The Lahore High Court (LHC) ordered that a 13-year-old remain with his adoptive parents instead of being handed over to his biological parents.

    Justice Faisal Zaman Khan issued an eight-page judgment on Arshad Ali’s petition, overturning the trial court’s decision that had directed the child be handed over to adoptive parents. 

    The court emphasized that in custody cases, the child’s wishes and mental well-being take priority. 

    According to the judgment, the child initially expressed a desire to stay with his adoptive parents. When placed with the biological parents for a week, the child again requested to return to the adoptive family.

    The court noted that while biological parents generally have a preferential right in custody cases, the child was voluntarily given to a relative at birth and has been raised by them since nine years. The child is now 13-years-old.

    The judgment also mentioned that the biological father has three marriages and 13 children. 

    The court found it unsuitable to place the child in such a large family and noted that the parents failed to prove the child was not properly cared for.

    The court stated that the child had lived with the couple for nine years without complaint. Sending the child out of the blue to an unfamiliar environment would not serve the child’s best interest. 

    The judgment highlighted the child’s emotional struggle upon learning that his six sisters and one brother were not biological siblings and concluded that the custody dispute stemmed from family conflict rather than the child’s welfare.

    The court also clarified that biological parents can seek supervised visitation through the Guardian Court.

  • Lahore High Court orders shops to shut down early to combat smog

    Lahore High Court orders shops to shut down early to combat smog

    Lahore High Court (LHC) has imposed a new order to combat smog in Lahore.


    Local markets will be closed by 8 pm in the evening to prevent smog while authorities will crack down on smog-emitting vehicles.


    During a recent hearing on a plea filed against the Punjab government for not taking effective measures to combat smog, the court ordered all private offices to announce a work-from-home policy for two days and ordered markets to close at 8 pm.


    However, the court also ordered the complete closure of markets on Sunday and directed officials to start a crackdown on smog-emitting vehicles.


    LHC  directed traffic police to immediately stop smoke-emitting vehicles and remarked that the dolphin police should also take action along with the traffic police.

    Meanwhile, the Punjab government has issued a notification about the ban of public entry in public and amusement parks. 

  • Lahore High Court voids notification dismissing widow from govt job after second marriage

    Lahore High Court voids notification dismissing widow from govt job after second marriage

    The Lahore High Court invalidated a notification of the dismissal of a widow from her government job after she married again.

    A two-member bench of the provincial top court issued a written decision on Zoya Islam’s written appeal.

    The bench was headed by Justice Chaudhry Iqbal.

    The applicant argued that after the death of her husband, who was a government servant, she got the job of Naib Qasid in 2020. She married for the second time in 2021. However, on the basis of remarriage, she was dismissed from the job after being told that she was no longer eligible for the job.

    The court ruled that the job given to the widow of a government servant cannot be terminated after her second marriage. After the death of the husband, the widow will not be dismissed from the government job because the widow has the right to remarry.

    “This is the basic right of a woman given to her by our religion,” the court said in the written decision.

    The court further added that firing a widow from a job on the basis of second marriage is a violation of Sharia law.
    Lahore High Court quoted the Supreme Court’s decision asserting the unlawfulness of dismissing a widow from a job on account of remarriage.

    The court annulled the eviction notice given to Zoya Islam and allowed her to continue the job.

  • ‘World has progressed, where are we?’: Lahore High Court orders administration to allow PTI rally in Lahore

    ‘World has progressed, where are we?’: Lahore High Court orders administration to allow PTI rally in Lahore

    The Lahore High Court today has rejected appeals asking for suspension of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) rally in Lahore tomorrow.

    A three-judge bench heard the petitions filed in the LHC regarding permission for PTI’s rally in Lahore.

    Justice Tariq Nadeem, while talking to the Chief Secretary, stated, “Those who are ruling today were in opposition in the past, and when they were in opposition, they expressed their concerns. You [Chief Secretary] were in service then and now as well. We need to do good for our country; you should allocate a place for the rally in Punjab. And also allocate two or three places for the party rally in Lahore so people do not face difficulties.”

    Justice Tariq Nadeem lamented, “All the bureaucracy has left their work to be in the court today; the world has progressed so much. What message are we giving to the world?”

    Meanwhile, Justice Farooq Haider asked IG Punjab Police Dr Usman, “Is the police harassing the political workers of a party?”

    The IG replied that nothing of the sort was being done, and no such instructions had been issued to the police.

    The LHC rejected appeals to stop the rally and directed the Lahore Deputy Commissioner to decide the venue for the party’s rally by 5 PM today.

  • LHC summons PTA, federal govt and Information Ministry over internet disruption

    LHC summons PTA, federal govt and Information Ministry over internet disruption

    The Lahore High Court (LHC) has asked the Pakistan Telecommunication Authority (PTA), the Information Ministry, and federal government representatives to appear before the court on a petition pertaining to internet disturbance on the next hearing on August 21.

    Advocate Nadeem filed the petition stating that the internet shutdown should be declared unconstitutional and the government should ensure smooth internet.
    The petition stated that ‘’Internet shutdown is a violation of Constitution Article 9 (personal security), 18 (freedom of business), article 19 (freedom of speech).”

    “Apart from the general public, hundreds, if not thousands, of companies have also been affected. Ride-hailing companies like Bykea, Careem and InDrive have taken the brunt, as their users —drivers and passengers — need mobile data on the go,” the petition read.

  • Tax exemption to army officials, bureaucrats challenged in Lahore High Court

    Tax exemption to army officials, bureaucrats challenged in Lahore High Court

     A petition challenging tax exemption conferred to bureaucrats and military officials in the federal budget has been filed in the Lahore High Court (LHC).

    Advocate Nadeem Sarwar has submitted a plea challenging tax exemption given to certain individuals on behalf of citizen Mashkoor Hussain.

    “The federal government has provided relief to the bureaucracy and military officials in the budget,” the plea read.

     “In the constitution, all citizens are equal; thus, offering tax exemption has been a violation of the constitution,” the petitioner maintained in the filed plea.

    Mashkoor Hussain requested that the court strike down the amendment in section 236 of the Income Tax Ordinance as invalid.

  • Chaudhry Parvez Elahi released from Kot Lakhpat jail after months

    Chaudhry Parvez Elahi released from Kot Lakhpat jail after months

    Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) president Chaudhry Parvez Elahi was released on Tuesday after being detained in Lahore’s Kot Lakhpat jail for months, Geo has reported.

    The development comes after the Lahore High Court (LHC) approved the bail of the senior politician in the Punjab Assembly illegal recruitment case. Justice Sultan Tanvir of the LHC announced the decision on Elahi’s bail request.

    After the release, the PTI president reached his residence in Lahore.

    Parvez Elahi was arrested after May 9 events, when authorities cracked down on the opposition party.

    Earlier last year, on May 9, violent protests erupted after the arrest of PTI founder and former Prime Minister Imran Khan.

    The protesters attacked public and private properties, including military installations, in multiple cities across the country. In prominent locations, General Headquarters (GHQ) Rawalpindi and Jinnah House Lahore are included, where violent protesters attacked.

    However, the PTI president said that the people of Gujarat “had to suffer a lot of abuse and cruelty”. He also stated that PTI’s mandate was stolen in his home city. “We will not talk to [Chaudhry] Shujaat sahib’s children until our mandate is given back to us.”

    “I was, am, and will stand with the founder of PTI,” he added.

  • Lahore High Court makes electric bikes scheme conditional with environmental NOC

    Lahore High Court makes electric bikes scheme conditional with environmental NOC

    Lahore High Court (LHC) has made the scheme of distribution of electric bikes among students conditional to obtaining an environmental NOC, reports Geo News.

    Justice Shahid Karim said during a heating of a case against smog and environmental pollution that the distribution scheme of motorcycles will be subject to environmental NOC.

    The High Court said that not getting environmental NOC before the project is a criminal offence because the problem of environmental pollution is serious and cannot be ignored.

    The court has extended the suspension of the lottery for the distribution of electric bikes among the students.

    The court has ordered all parks in the city to be fully restored and secured, saying that fines should be imposed to restore and secure the parks.

    Apart from this, the court has also ordered to allocate another place for buying and selling birds.

    The court ordered the restoration of the LDA K7 sports complex and also directed to reduce the fees of LDA clubs.

    The court expressed displeasure over the cutting of trees and destruction of a rose garden in a private housing society and ordered the LDA to submit a report on the cutting of trees.

    The court sought a detailed report from the Punjab government by May 27.

  • Lahore High Court annuls clause of age difference between boy and girl in constitution

    Lahore High Court annuls clause of age difference between boy and girl in constitution

    The Lahore High Court (LHC) has ordered the amendment of Child Marriage Act 1929, a law made 95 years ago under which the legal age of marriage for a boy is 18 years and for a girl is 16 years, annulling the provision of age difference between males and females.

    Justice Shahid Kareem of Lahore High Court issued a five-page written judgment in which it is said that there is a need to take effective measures against child marriage. The high court declared “discriminatory” the specific portion of the legislation — Section 2(a) and (b) of the 95-year-old Act — which fixes different legal ages for males and females eligible for marriage.

    “The extract set out above makes a compelling case based on physiological and sociological factors for the executive to step up and take effective measures to counter the debilitating effect of child marriage,” the verdict read.

    The court decision said that under the constitution, all citizens are equal in the eyes of the law, no citizen can be discriminated against, whereas in the Child Marriage Act, 1929, the age difference between a boy and a girl is discrimination, making this age difference unconstitutional and void.

    It is said that the government should amend the Child Marriage Act in 15 days in the light of the court decision, reports The News.

    “In sum, the words in section 2(a) viz. “if a male ….and if a female is under sixteen years of age” being unconstitutional are held to be without lawful authority and of no legal effect. They are struck down,” the verdict stressed and added “The Govt of Punjab (its relevant department) is directed to issue the revised version of 1929 Act (based on this judgment) within the next fifteen days.”

  • New restaurant timings, environmental awareness among youth: Lahore High Court

    New restaurant timings, environmental awareness among youth: Lahore High Court

    The Lahore High Court has approved the opening of restaurants in Punjab from iftar till sehr.

    The court has also ordered schools to introduce one period a week on the environment, including practical activities, as the goal for the court is to inculcate environmental awareness in the population from a young age.

    The court has asked for a detailed report on the revised curriculum to be tendered in the next hearing.

    It has also sought a plan from Lahore Waste Management Company (LWMC) for a cleanliness campaign which must include students so that they contribute in countering pollution and uncleanliness in the city.

    Moreover, the Court has also instructed Lahore Electric Supply Company (LESCO) officials to put an end to tree-cutting and to brief the Parks and Horticulture Authority (PHA) beforehand.