Chief Justice of SHC plants Mango Tree in compound of High Court Bench Larkana

Justice Sarmad Jalal Usmani 

LARKANA: November 9, 2010. (Nazir Siyal) The Chief Justice of Sindh High Court Justice Sarmad Jalal Usmani on Monday visited High Court Bench Larkana and received a Guard of honour by the police Party.

He also visited High Court library, as well heard the cases in Larkana high court and planted a sapling of mango in the premises of High Court Larkana.

On the occasion, High Court Bar Association Larkana hosted a tea party in the honor of Chief Justice Sindh here at High Court bar room.

The President of High Court Bar Association Larkana Inayatullah Morio welcomed him, where the Justice Abdul Hadi Khoso, Registrar Sindh High Court Abdul Rasool Memon, District and Session Judge Larkana Bashir Ahmed Khoso,Senior Advocate of Larkana Abdul Razzak Soomro, the members of High Court Bar Association and Advocates were present.

Before this, a Court Reference was held in the Court Room of High Court Larkana in order to pay homage and tribute to late Akhter Ali G. Qazi and Late Nizamudin Memon a famous advocate of Larkana.

The chief Justice presided over the court reference, where speaking on the occasion President High Court Bar Association Larkana Inayatullah Morio, Additional Advocate General Larkana Abdul Hamid Bhurgari, Advocate Muhammad Ismail Bhutto and others lauded the services of late Akhter Ali G. Qazi and Late Nizamudin Memon.

They paid rich tributes to the late famous Advocates of Larkana who remained members of the Bar Association. They also said that Akhter Ali G. Qazi remained as M.P.A, Deputy Speaker, Former Education Minister, Former Chief Minister and an Ambassador at abroad.

Besides, Nizamudin Memon was also famous advocate of Larkana and he was the father of Khalid Iqbal Memon, currently who is the member of Larkana Bar.

The chief Justice Justice Sarmad Jalal Usmani expressed deep sorrow and grief over the sad demises of late Advocate Qazi Akhter Ali and late advocate Nizamudin Memon, remain among the members of Larkana Bar and their services will be remembered forever.

The Chief Justice pray Almighty Allah that the departed souls may be remained in an internal peace & give courage and fortitude to the grieved families to bear their irreparable loses.

Justice Abdul Hadi Khoso, senior advocates of Larkana and members of the Bar and advocates were largely present.

The Chief Justice also visited District and Session court Larkana and plant a sapling of mango at the premises of District and Session court Larkana where district & session judge Bashir Ahmed Khoso welcomed the chief Justice & pointed the problems of the court.(PCP)

SHC: 10 Additional Judges take oath amidst bar associations’ boycott

By Syed M. Aslam
KARACHI: Chief Justice of High Court of Sindh Justice Sarmad Jalal Osmany administered oath to ten new additional judges appointed for a one year term by the President of Pakistan. The ceremony was held at Committee room of SHC and was attended by senior lawyers. Those who took oath included Justice Shahid Anwer Bajwa, Justice Rukhsana Ahmed Malik, Justice Ghulam Sarwar Korai, Justice Ahmed Ali Shaikh, Justice Ali Bin Adam Jafferi, Justice Bhajandas Tejwani, Justice Irfan Saddat Khan, Justice Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi, Justice Munib Akhtar and Justice Tufail H Ebrahim. The bar associations, unhappy with the non-appointment of seven former judges of SHC who refused to take oath under the PCO, boycotted the oath taking ceremony. The former judges who refused to take oath under the PCO included Justice Zafar Ahmed Khan Sherwani, Justice Abdul Rasheed Kalwar, Arshad Siraj Memon and Justice Salman Ansari. The President of SHC Bar Association, Justice (r) Rasheed A Razvi, while talking to the press said that the restoration of those judges who refused to take oath under the PCO should have given the priority for appoitment. He said that judiciary in the province of Sindh was not restored to the pre-November 2, 2007 position which was a main demand during the two and a half year of struggle for an independent judiciary by lawyers-led movement for independent judiciary. Mehmood-ul-Hasan, Senior Vice Chairman of Sindh Bar Council whoalso boycotted the ceremony said that bar associations were neither taken into confidence nor consulted. Lawyers’ movement has yet to bear fruits as the ideal of establishment of independent judiciary and independent judges yet remains unachieved, he said. Meanwhile the Chief Justice SHC ordered some changes in sittings of the judges and new roster was being prepared till late evening. The CJ also ordered constitution of five division benches for hearing the cases, the number of which is multiplying every day.
Suit case, fresh notices issued to Attorney General, AG Sindh, others: Justice Maqbool Baqar of Sindh High Court expressing “pain “over the attitude of the government functionaries ordered issuance of fresh notices to the Advocate General Sindh, Attorney General Pakistan, Chairman Trading Corporation of Pakistan, Utility Stores Corporation and provincial and federal food departments in a suit filed by a sugar trader againsta sugar mill. The court was hearing a suit filed by a Sugar trader against Najma Sugar Mills situated at Mirpurkhas Jhudoo road. The plaintiff maintains that he purchased over 3,500 metric tones of sugar from Najma Sugar mills on advance payment but later found that stock was removed by the defendants. On a previous hearing the court had appointed the Nazir of the SHC to inspect the mill and to take inventory of sugar stock available. In view of sugar crisis in the country, the bench after receipt of notice from the Nazir issued notices to the federal and provincial government with a view that sugar stock could be purchased by them and sold to people as an effort towards ending the crisis. When the case was called for hearing Friday none was present for the government departments or the federation so the court put off the proceedings and ordered issuance of notices to the AGS and AGP. The court noted in its order that “It is painful to note that there is a sugar crisis in the country and opportunity was granted to government departments to participate in the proceedings but none is present”. The court directed the AAG and DAG present to ensure service of notices to the respondents and also issued notices to Attorney General Pakistan and Advocate General Sindh for a date to be fixed later by the office of the court.