High Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir

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The High Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir is the principal appellate and constitutional court for the Azad Jammu and Kashmir region, overseeing the administration of justice under its own judicial framework.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf Appellate court
Constitutional court
High court
appealsTo Supreme Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
appointingAuthorityOfJudges President of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
buildingType Courthouse
category High courts in Pakistan-administered Kashmir
constitutionalStatus Superior judiciary of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
country Azad Jammu and Kashmir
ensures Administration of justice in Azad Jammu and Kashmir
establishedFor Azad Jammu and Kashmir
exercises Judicial review
Superintendence over subordinate courts
function Hearing civil appeals
Hearing criminal appeals
Interpretation of the Interim Constitution of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Judicial review of executive actions
governmentBranch Judiciary of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
handles Public interest litigation
Writ petitions
hasAppellateJurisdiction Decisions of district courts in Azad Jammu and Kashmir
hasBench Mirpur bench
Rawalakot bench
hasJurisdictionOver Civil matters in Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Constitutional petitions in Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Criminal matters in Azad Jammu and Kashmir
hasOriginalJurisdiction Certain constitutional matters
hasSupervisoryJurisdiction Subordinate courts in Azad Jammu and Kashmir
headedBy Chief Justice of the High Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
highestCourtBelow Supreme Court of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
jurisdiction Azad Jammu and Kashmir
languageOfProceedings English
Urdu
legalBasis Interim Constitution of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
legalSystem Judicial system of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
location Muzaffarabad
oversees Subordinate judiciary of Azad Jammu and Kashmir
region Kashmir region
regionServed Territory administered by Azad Jammu and Kashmir government
relationToPakistanJudiciary Separate from High Courts of Pakistan
role Principal appellate court for Azad Jammu and Kashmir
Principal constitutional court for Azad Jammu and Kashmir
seat Muzaffarabad
typeOfCourt Court of record

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