Superior judiciary: Curtailment of powers
The question what 'Public Interest Litigation' means and is has been deeply surveyed, explored and explained not only by various judicial pronouncements in many countries but also by eminent judges,…
An inclusive judiciary
ACCORDING to media reports, a recent meeting of the Judicial Commission of Pakistan (JCP) was adjourned without finalising changes in its rules. This was because the law minister informed the…
The judiciary and its domain Part – II
The ideal situation should be that the moment a rule is made by the executive it is reviewed by the legislature and the superior judiciary to decide if it is…
The judiciary and its domain Part – I
To shed light upon the role of the superior judiciary, the necessary prerequisite is to understand the idea of a state as an entity and the administration of a state…
Politics and judiciary
Pakistan’s judiciary is in the eye of a political storm. A former Chief Justice has been accused of his involvement in the conviction of a former prime minister and his…
District judiciary
The district judiciary is the backbone of the national judiciary, and deals with the legal disputes of the people at the grassroots level. However, to strengthen our justice system, the…
Crisis of the judiciary
THE Judge Arshad Malik saga is a tragicomedy. His affidavit submitted in the Islamabad High Court is being seen as a testimony of his compromised character. It also exposes the sad state…
Judicialisation of politics, politicisation of the judiciary
The Supreme Court's (SC's) verdicts in the Imran Khan, Jahangir Tareen and Hudaibiya cases, far from settling the dust that had been kicked up around these issues, have further aroused…
Judiciary and tolerance
Chief Justice Tassaduq Jillani implored recently that, “we have to protect the constitutional values of democracy, or religious tolerance, of human dignity and providing inexpensive and expeditious justice.” Who can…
Judiciary goes native
It is perhaps little known outside of legal circles, that the Supreme Court of Pakistan has recently initiated a programme for translating its judgments into Urdu and placing them on…
