Judicial indiscretions
MUCH has been said about the backlog of 2.4 million cases in the judicial system. At the Asma Jahangir Conference in 2024, Justice Mansoor Ali Shah stated that in 2023, judges had decided 1.69m…
The 26th Amendment in judicial focus: Part – III
Rule of law dictates that citizens and their representatives participate in the legislative process with an open and timely access to the draft and without any violation of their democratic…
The 26th Amendment in judicial focus: Part – II
After the ouster of Imran Khan as prime minister through a no-confidence motion in April 2022, the judicial landscape became even murkier. While there were over 55,000 cases pending in…
The 26th Amendment in judicial focus: Part – I
There are multiple ways to look at the 26th Constitutional Amendment that Pakistan’s parliament passed on Oct 21, 2024. Since the passage of the 25th Amendment in May 2018, there…
26th Amendment and judicial balance
The British Empire spawned the three federations of Canada, Australia and India almost under similar laws enacted in 1867, 1901 and 1935 respectively. The Indian federation was partitioned in 1947…
Judicial independence?
THE independence of the judiciary has been a recurrent theme in our jurisprudence in recent years. This is particularly true since the restoration of former chief justice of Pakistan (CJ)…
Judicial reforms: now or never(Part–II)
Under the social contract, the people are the real sovereign. In our polity, the balance of power has totally shifted towards the judiciary that controls not only the executive but…
Judicial reforms: Now or never (Part-I)
The constitution is the body of doctrines and practices that form the fundamental organizing principles of a political state. The general idea of a constitution originated with the Greeks and…
What are the judicial reforms about?
‘May you live in interesting times’ is a famous curse in the Chinese tradition. It appears that we have been hexed with this curse and cannot find the spell to…
Vital judicial reforms
The Supreme Court, of course, has the responsibility of ensuring that our government never oversteps its proper bounds or violates the rights of individuals. But the Court must also recognize…
