Jurisdiction matters
The two main pillars of a viable social contract between citizens and state are a strong economy and stable law and order. The goal of all ‘good’ politics is also…
SC: Jurisdiction & justice – II
4. Makhdoom Ali Khan referred to the case of Dr Sher Afgan Khan Niazi v. Imran Khan (Reference No. 1 of 2007) wherein Imran Ahmad Khan Niazi, one of the…
Suo motu jurisdiction of Supreme Court
Constitution confers judicial power on Courts. The Constitution and law also provide for the distribution and manner of exercise of the judicial power by different courts. It is called jurisdiction.…
Jurisdiction
Last week, Slobodan Praljak, a Bosnian Croat general, committed suicide after he was found guilty for war crimes by the International Criminal Tribunal for Yugoslavia (ICTY). The incident immediately brought…
Customs Act and the hierarchy of jurisdiction
The Customs Act, 1969 [herein referred to as the Act] is the law relating to levy and collection of customs duties, fee and service charges including the allied matters relating…
Cross jurisdiction disputes in international arbitration
A contract leads to corporate relationships out of which typical disputes arise quite often. It is evident that with the advent of globalisation the outreach of businesses has expanded and…
Jurisdiction lost with passage of time – I
The following is provided in sub-section (2) of section 33 in Pakistani Federal Excise Act, 2005: "Provided that such order shall be passed not later than one hundred and twenty…
Jurisdiction lost with passage of time – II
Due to developments favourable to the appeal, after its filing, not caused or helped by the filer, it cannot be proceeded with. The appeal will be a success also because…
Customs Act, 1969: Exercise of revisional jurisdiction
Section 25D of the Customs Act, 1969 provides for a revisional forum particularly where a customs value determined under section 25A of the Custom Act is challenged. The enactment in…
Issues of jurisdiction and appropriate law in trans-national disputes
A general tendency exists that while making an analysis of world events, the reviewers try to analyse the emerging issues in the local perspective. Such a treatment of trans-national issues…
