subordinate judiciary of Pakistan
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The subordinate judiciary of Pakistan comprises the lower courts and magistracies across the country that handle most civil and criminal cases at the first instance under the oversight of the higher judiciary.
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | judicial system ⓘ |
| appointmentsControlledBy | provincial governments ⓘ |
| appointmentsSupervisedBy | provincial High Courts ⓘ |
| country | Pakistan ⓘ |
| existsIn |
Balochistan, Pakistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Islamabad Capital Territory NERFINISHED ⓘ Khyber Pakhtunkhwa NERFINISHED ⓘ Punjab, Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Sindh, Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| governedBy |
Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898 NERFINISHED ⓘ Constitution of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ Pakistan Penal Code NERFINISHED ⓘ special statutes ⓘ |
| handles |
civil cases
ⓘ
criminal cases ⓘ family law cases ⓘ labour disputes ⓘ rent cases ⓘ revenue cases ⓘ |
| hasIssue |
case backlog
ⓘ
delays in disposal of cases ⓘ |
| headedAtDistrictLevelBy | District and Sessions Judge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| includes |
civil courts
ⓘ
criminal courts ⓘ district courts ⓘ family courts ⓘ magistrate courts ⓘ sessions courts ⓘ special courts ⓘ special tribunals ⓘ |
| jurisdictionLevel | first instance ⓘ |
| organizedBy |
district
ⓘ
province ⓘ |
| overseenBy |
High Courts of Pakistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Supreme Court of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ higher judiciary of Pakistan ⓘ |
| partOf | judiciary of Pakistan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryFunction | adjudication of disputes at first instance ⓘ |
| reformsSubject | judicial reforms in Pakistan ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
bar associations of Pakistan
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
legal profession in Pakistan ⓘ |
| role |
dispensation of justice at grassroots level
ⓘ
enforcement of laws ⓘ protection of fundamental rights at trial level ⓘ |
| subjectTo |
judicial review by High Courts
ⓘ
judicial review by Supreme Court of Pakistan ⓘ |
| supervises | court staff ⓘ |
| uses |
English language
ⓘ
Urdu language ⓘ |
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