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2025 PLD 280 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation
2025 PLD 280 SUPREME-COURT
Court
Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year
2025
Reporter
PLD
Provisions referred to
S. 2---C

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Judgment text as reported

VS S. 2---Constitution of Pakistan, Arts. 191A & 204---Contempt proceedings---Non-fixation of case---Executive and judicial order---Supreme Court initiated contempt proceedings against contemner/ officer of Supreme Court office who fixed case in question before Constitutional Bench of Supreme Court on the basis of order passed by Committee of Supreme Court constituted under section 2 of Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Act, 2023---Validity---Contemner/ officer of Supreme Court office did not deliberately avoid fixation of cases before the Bench as directed in the Court order---There was no evidence to suggest that contemner/officer of Supreme Court office had any personal interest in the matter or had connived with any of the parties to the case nor did he act with intention of causing damage to any of the parties to the case---There was no indication of mala fide intent in the actions of contemner/officer of Supreme Court office---In absence of any such factors or elements of contumacy, conduct of contemner/officer of Supreme Court office could not be considered contumacious nor it suffered from mala fides requiring contempt proceedings against him---Supreme Court withdrew show cause notice issued against contemner/officer of Supreme Court office---Contempt proceedings were withdrawn.

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