The appellant in the instant appeal has requested the record on the recuritment on the post of Naib Qasid in Year 2016. This commission holds that in the instant appeal the public body has addressed all the questions asked by the appellant in his information requested. This commission… Read More »Order on Appeal No 1263-08/21 Sajjad Hussain Vs Ministry of Law and Justice
In the instant Appeal the appellant herein instead asking for any specific information or record available with the public bodies in printed or digital form has raised a set of interrogations and questions built on his allegations and claims against the department. He has made his own arguments… Read More »Order on Appeal No 1259-08/2021, 1260-08/2021, 1261-08/2021 M. Saleem Butt Vs Establishment Division, Ministry of Law and Justice & Federal Board of Revenue
This commission concurs with the Respondent that the ‘opinions’ sought by the Appellant from the Respondent, Ministry of Law and Justice do not fall under definition of information given in sub section V of Section (2) of Information Act, 2017. This commission also holds that the requested information… Read More »Order on Appeal No 1514-12/21 Kashif Ali Sundrani Vs Ministry of Law & Justice
Public Information Officer, Ministry of Law and Justice is directed to share with the Appellant certified copies of the Appeal filed through Registered Post No. RGL 14393094, DATED 17-09-2018 and all the requested documents pertaining to this appeal. This commission holds that any appeal and the related documents… Read More »Order on Appeal No. 910-02/21 Khaliq Hussain Vs Ministry of Law and Justice
Pakistan Information Commission declares Cabinet Division’ notification U.O No.5/16/90-Security, dated 4 April, 1993 declaring Ministry of Law and Justice to be classified /secret as null and void. Public Information Officer, Ministry of Law and Justice is directed to provide following requested information to the Appellant within 7 days… Read More »Order on Appeal No. 403-06/20 Faisal Manzoor Anwar Vs Ministry of Law and Justice
The commission observed that it is unfortunate that the Respondent, Ministry of Law and Justice, which should have served as an example for all other federal public bodies with regard to the implementation of the Right of Access to Information Act 2017, has maintained deafening silence with regard… Read More »Order on Appeal No 796-12/20 Syed Kausar Abbas Vs Ministry of Law and Justice
Ministry of Interior was directed to provide requested list of lawyers and law firms and “fee paid to the members of the prosecution team and the relevant law firms (i.e. until December 01, 2019) that are/were engaged for the trial of former President General Pervez Musharraf under Article… Read More »Appeal No 319-02/20 & Appeal No. 189-11/2019: Mukhtar Ahmed Ali Vs Ministry of Law and Justice and Ministry of Interior
Ministry of Law and Justice is directed to provide the appellant complete list of lawyers/Law firms engaged by the Ministry, list of cases assigned to each lawyer/law firm and the amount paid to each of them from 1.1.2008 till 31.12.2018. Download Order
The commission directed the ministry to provide list of Laws of different Ministries/autonomous bodies that were vetted by the Ministry of Law and Justice from January 1, 2008 to December 31. 2018. Download Order
The ministry refused to provide information about fee and expenses paid to the members of the prosecution team that were engaged by the federal government for the trial of former President General Pervez Musharraf. The commission held that the reliance of the Respondent on Cabinet Division’ notification issued… Read More »Appeal No. 189-11/19: Mukhtar Ahmed Ali Vs Ministry of Law and Justice, Islamabad