Reflections on a complicated legacy
Examining approaches former judges employed over the last 10 years reveals far-reaching impacts of judicial overreach
ISLAMABAD:
Since the restoration of judges in March 2009 through the lawyers movement, exercising of public interest jurisdictions under Article 184 (3) of the constitution by the Supreme Court (SC) have remained under severe criticism.
Seven former chief justices, namely Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Tassaduq Hussain Jilani, Nasirul Mulk, Jawwad S Khawaja, Anwar Zaheer Jamali, Mian Saqib Nisar and Asif Saeed Khosa, worked for the purpose after the judiciary’s restoration through a mass movement of political parties and lawyers that year.
During their respective tenures, there has been consistent concern that the superior judiciary encroached in the domain of executive and legislature. Instead of focusing on improving the justice system in order to implement Article 37-d, the superior judiciary largely gave priority to issues o
ISLAMABAD: The delay in completion of State Life Tower has cost Rs823.5 million to the exchequer, the audit report revealed.
According to the audit report for the last fiscal year of the State Life Insurance Corporation of Pakistan (SLICP), if the tower completed in time the amount could have been earned as rental income.
The State Life Tower was supposed to be completed in 2013.
The audit report pointed out that General Financial Rules (GFR) states that every government officer should realise fully that he would be held responsible for any loss sustained by the government through fraud or negligence on his part.
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To further strengthen their financial health, the government is expected to infuse Rs 3,000 crore in the public sector general insurance companies during the current quarter.
Govt may consider Oriental Insurance or United India for privatisation: Report
The process of choosing a suitable candidate for privatisation has just started and will take some time to decide, sources said.Premium
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Both Oriental Insurance and the Chennai-based United India Insurance may be able to generate interest from the private sector because of their improved financials
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NEW DELHI :
The government may consider privatising Oriental Insurance or the United India Insurance Co as their financial health has improved after a series of capital infusions, people aware of the development said.