Judicial Court System of Pakistan

1. JUDICIAL COURT
SYSTEM OF PAKISTAN

2. Introduction
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Judiciary is 3rd pillar of the state and is
responsible for provision of justice to aggrieved
parties and punish the culprits involved in
violation of Law.
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Court system of Pakistan is made up of many
courts differing in levels of legal superiority and
separated by jurisdiction.
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Some of the courts are federal in nature while
others are provincial.

3. System of Courts of Law
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Pakistan has three levels of federal courts, three
divisions of lower courts, and a Supreme Judicial
Council.
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District courts exist in every district of each
province, with civil and criminal jurisdiction.

4. Federal and High Courts
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The High Court of each province has appellate
jurisdiction over the lower courts.
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The Supreme Court has exclusive jurisdiction
over disputes between and among provincial
governments, and appellate jurisdiction over
High Court decisions

5. Family courts
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The West Pakistan Family Courts Act 1964
governs the jurisdiction of Family Courts.
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These courts have exclusive jurisdiction over
matters relating to personal status.
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Appeals from the Family Courts lie with the
High Court only.

6. Federal Shariat Courts
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The Federal Shariat Court was established by
presidential order in 1980.
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This court has a remit to examine any law that may
be repugnant to the “Injunctions of Islam, as laid
down in the Holy Quran and the Sunnah."

7. THE END
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