Unpacking the Dynamics and Constitutional Limitations of Judicial Activism in Pakistan
Article 184(3) has been applied in judicial activism situations. During the 1980s, its utilization exploded. The functions of each organ have been delineated by the Constitution; for a robust democracy, a strong judiciary is inevitable. Since the Lawyer movement, many changes have occurred. In Pakistan's federal court, the role of the chief justice is particularly unique. Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry and Judge Mian Saqib Nisar have been instrumental in implementing Article 184(3) of the Constitution. Some significant cases have been resolved. It has increased the public's faith in the Supreme Court of Pakistan. In the aftermath of Saqib Nisar, nearly all chief justices followed a philosophy of judicial restraint. The paper examines constitutional characteristics of judicial activism in Pakistan; a qualitative study employing content analysis for secondary data and court decisions, acts of parliament, and personal statements for source data has been done.
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Judicial Activism in Pakistan, Constitutionalism, Judicial Preeminence
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(1) Farhaj Sikander Yar Khan
Ph. D Scholar, Department of Political Science, Qurtuba University of Science and Information Technology, Dera Ismail Khan, KP, Pakistan.
(2) Naghma Farid
Lecturer, Law College, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, KP, Pakistan.
(3) Muhammad Siraj Khan
Lecturer, Law College, Gomal University, Dera Ismail Khan, KP, Pakistan.
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- Abdul Rauf V. Abdul Hamid Khan, PLD 1965 SC 671
- Al-JehadTrus v. Federation of Pakistan, (PLD 1996 SC 324).
- Asad Ali v. Federation of Pakistan, (PLD 1998 161 SC 161)
- Constitution of 1956, Art 148
- Constitution of 1962, Art 128, Art 58.
- Constitution of 1973, Art. 175-A, Art.189, Art.177, Art.184(3), Art.186, 2(A), Art.193,Art.205, Art.176,Art.203(D),Art.203(DD),Art.175(3), Dr Mobashir Hassan v. Federation of Pakistan, PLD 2010 (SC 879).
- Federation of Pakistan and others v. Moulvi Tamizuddin Khan, (PLD 1955)
- Federation of Pakistan V. Tamizuddin Khan, PLD 1955FC 240
- Muhammad Abdul Haque V. Fazal Qadir Chaudhry, PLD 1963, Dacca 669
- Muhammad Ishaq Khan V. The State, PLD 1957 SC 256
- Pakistan Cons. (1973) art. 184(3)
- Sharaf Faridi V. Federation of Pakistan and others, PLD 1989 Karachi 404
- State V. Muhammad Nawaz, PLD 1966, SC 481 The Act of 1935 Zafar Ali Shah v. Musharraf, (P.L.D.2000 SC 869)
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APA : Khan, F. S. Y., Farid, N., & Khan, M. S. (2022). Unpacking the Dynamics and Constitutional Limitations of Judicial Activism in Pakistan. Global Legal Studies Review, VII(I), 81-88. https://doi.org/10.31703/glsr.2022(VII-I).11
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CHICAGO : Khan, Farhaj Sikander Yar, Naghma Farid, and Muhammad Siraj Khan. 2022. "Unpacking the Dynamics and Constitutional Limitations of Judicial Activism in Pakistan." Global Legal Studies Review, VII (I): 81-88 doi: 10.31703/glsr.2022(VII-I).11
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HARVARD : KHAN, F. S. Y., FARID, N. & KHAN, M. S. 2022. Unpacking the Dynamics and Constitutional Limitations of Judicial Activism in Pakistan. Global Legal Studies Review, VII, 81-88.
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MHRA : Khan, Farhaj Sikander Yar, Naghma Farid, and Muhammad Siraj Khan. 2022. "Unpacking the Dynamics and Constitutional Limitations of Judicial Activism in Pakistan." Global Legal Studies Review, VII: 81-88
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MLA : Khan, Farhaj Sikander Yar, Naghma Farid, and Muhammad Siraj Khan. "Unpacking the Dynamics and Constitutional Limitations of Judicial Activism in Pakistan." Global Legal Studies Review, VII.I (2022): 81-88 Print.
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OXFORD : Khan, Farhaj Sikander Yar, Farid, Naghma, and Khan, Muhammad Siraj (2022), "Unpacking the Dynamics and Constitutional Limitations of Judicial Activism in Pakistan", Global Legal Studies Review, VII (I), 81-88
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TURABIAN : Khan, Farhaj Sikander Yar, Naghma Farid, and Muhammad Siraj Khan. "Unpacking the Dynamics and Constitutional Limitations of Judicial Activism in Pakistan." Global Legal Studies Review VII, no. I (2022): 81-88. https://doi.org/10.31703/glsr.2022(VII-I).11