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AJK Supreme Court Suspends High Court Order on PTI Registration The Supreme Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) has suspended the High Court’s decision that restoredPTI registrationand its election symbol. The move came after the AJK Election Commission challenged the earlier ruling. The case was heard in Muzaffarabad on Monday. The Supreme Court issued an interim order, putting the High Court’s decision on hold until further review. The matter is linked to the ongoing legal dispute overPTI registrationin Azad Jammu and Kashmir ahead of the upcoming elections. The AJK Election Commission argued that the High Court had exceeded its legal powers. Officials said the court granted relief that was beyond the original request made by the petitioners. After hearing the initial arguments, the Supreme Court formed a full bench to review the case. The bench will be led by Chief Justice Raja Saeed Akram Khan. The court has fixed July 2 as the next hearing date. Earlier, on June 23, the AJK High Court had ruled in favor ofPTI registration. The larger bench, headed by Chief Justice Sadaqat Hussain Raja, declared the Election Commission’s earlier decision unlawful. The High Court had o…

Azad Kashmir Supreme Court Suspends PTI Registration Order MUZAFFARABAD: The Supreme Court of Azad Kashmir on Monday suspended a High Court ruling directing the Election Commission to register Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) AJK as a political party and referred the case to a full bench. Notices were issued to all parties in the case. The next hearing was scheduled for July 2. The AJK High Court had earlier ordered the Election Commission of AJK to register PTI AJK as a political party. The Supreme Court has suspended that ruling until further proceedings. A full bench headed by Chief Justice Saeed Akram Raja will hear the case before issuing a final decision. As a result, the registration of PTI AJK will remain pending. The development comes ahead of the AJK general elections scheduled for July 27, 2026. The Election Commission has already announced the election schedule, including dates for the submission of nomination papers, scrutiny, appeals and withdrawals. According to the latest electoral rolls, the number of registered voters has surpassed 3.8 million, marking a significant increase from the previous elections. In a separate decision, the Supreme Court also upheld the allo…

AJK Supreme Court halts PTI registration with interim order suspension ... The Supreme Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir has suspended the interim order that directed the registration of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) as a political party, putting the process on hold until further proceedings. As a result, the earlier decision of the Azad Kashmir High Court issued on June 23 will remain ineffective until the apex court reviews the matter in detail. Earlier, the Azad Kashmir High Court had instructed the Election Commission to register PTI as a political party, allowing the process to move forward on an interim basis. However, the Supreme Court has now stayed that directive, meaning the Election Commission cannot proceed with PTI’s registration until a final legal decision is reached. Meanwhile, the Supreme Court has constituted a full bench to hear the important constitutional matter, highlighting the legal significance of the case. Chief Justice Saeed Akram Raja will lead the bench, which is expected to examine the legal grounds behind the High Court’s order and determine whether it should remain in force. Furthermore, the court has fixed July 2 for the hearing of the case in Muzaf…

AJK Supreme Court suspends High Court verdict in PTI registration case MUZAFFARABAD: The Supreme Court of Azad Jammu andKashmirhas suspended the decision of the Azad Kashmir High Court in the case related to the registration of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Azad Kashmir and constituted a full bench for the next hearing. The Supreme Court has issued notices to all parties in the case, while the further hearing of the matter will be on July 2. It should be noted that the Azad Kashmir High Court, in its decision, had ordered the Election Commission of Azad Jammu and Kashmir to register Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Azad Kashmir as a political party. The Supreme Court has temporarily suspended the decision of the High Court and referred the hearing of the case to the full bench, where further action will be taken after hearing the arguments of the parties. After this decision, the matter of registration of PTI Azad Kashmir will still be pending, and the final decision is expected after the next hearing of the Supreme Court. On the other hand, the Election Commission has already issued the election schedule for the general elections to be held in Azad Jammu and Kashmir on July 27, 2026, and…

AJK Supreme Court defers hearing on petition against PTI’s provisional registration <p>MUZAFFARABAD: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Supreme Court on Thursday deferred hearing on the Election Commission’s application seeking ex parte ad interim relief against a high court order directing the provisional registration of PTI as a political party.</p> <p>A full court comprising Chief Justice Raja Saeed Akram, Justice Raza Ali Khan and Justice Khalid Yousaf Chaudhary ruled that the application would be heard along with the Election Commission’s petition for leave to appeal (PLA) after the latter completes scrutiny in the court’s registry.</p> <p>On June 23, the <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2010454#:~:text=until%20July%206.-,PTI%20registration,-Meanwhile%2C%20the%20Azad">AJK High Court</a> had directed the commission to provisionally register PTI as a political party, effectively suspending the commission’s May 16 decision <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2000783">rejecting</a> the party’s registration application.</p> <p>Challenging the order, the Election Commission filed a petition for leave to appeal (PLA) in the Supreme Court along with an application under Rules 1 and 2 …

AJK Supreme Court suspends high court order granting interim relief to PTI until July 2 <p>MUZAFFARABAD: The Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) Supreme Court on Monday suspended, until July 2, the operation of an AJK <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2010454#:~:text=until%20July%206.-,PTI%20registration,-Meanwhile%2C%20the%20Azad">High Court order</a> granting interim relief to the PTI in its <a href="https://www.dawn.com/news/2000783">dispute</a> with the Election Commission over the party’s registration.</p> <p>On June 23, the AJK High Court had directed the Election Commission to provisionally register PTI as a political party, effectively suspending the commission’s May 16 decision rejecting the party’s registration application.</p> <p>The short order was announced by a three-member bench headed by senior puisne judge Syed Shahid Bahar and comprising Justices Sardar Muhammad Ejaz and Khalid Rasheed Chaudhry.</p> <p>The interim order was passed by Chief Justice Raja Saeed Akram on an application filed by the Election Commission under Rules 1 and 2 of Order VI of the Supreme Court Rules, 1978, seeking ex parte ad interim relief during the pendency of its petition for leave to appeal …

AJK SC suspends HC order on PTI registration - ARY News Pakistan Top News AJK SC suspends HC order on PTI registration By Sardar Raza Khan - Jun 29, 2026 Add ARY News on Google A A Resize MUZAFFARABAD: The Supreme Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK) on Monday suspended the AJK High Court’s order that had restored the registration of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) and its election symbol, the bat. The Election Commission of AJK had challenged the High Court’s June 23 verdict, arguing that the court had exceeded its jurisdiction by granting relief beyond what had been sought by the petitioners. During the initial hearing, the Supreme Court suspended the High Court’s order and constituted a full bench headed by Chief Justice Raja Saeed Akram Khan to hear the case. The court fixed July 2 for the next hearing. Earlier, on June 23, a larger bench of the AJK High Court, headed by Chief Justice Sadaqat Hussain Raja, had set aside the Election Commission’s decision to cancel PTI’s registration and directed the commission to restore the party’s status immediately. مظفرآباد: سپریم کورٹ آزاد کشمیر نے پی ٹی آئی کی عبوری رجسٹریشن کا فیصلہ معطل کردیا #ARYNews pic.twitter.com/uJQ35vU1tc — ARY N…