2022
DOI: 10.52567/pjsr.v4i03.748
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Judicial Activism at the Cost of Separation of Power in Pakistan: A Comparison of Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry and Justice Saqib Nisar’s Era

Abstract: The study deals with the significant role of judicial activism in different eras in Pakistan. It examines the role of judicial institutions in damaging the democratic culture of the country. Since the independence of Pakistan, frequent military interventions were validated by the Superior Judiciary of Pakistan. The study discussed these landmark cases which dented the doctrine of Separation of Power in the county. The concept of judicial review has been originated and developed in Britain, and later reached th… Show more

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“…This was the first instance using Article 184(3) of the Pakistani Constitution of 1973, notwithstanding the existence of a prior case, the Zebunisa case, which fell under a similar provision, Article 22 of the 1956 Constitution. The SCOP issued a logical ruling in the Manzoor Elahi case State (1975), stating that a petition filed under Article 184(3) should not be allowed as a routine practice while the issue is still being resolved in the High Court as per Article 199 (Amir, Muhammad, & Jan, 2022).…”
Section: An Analysis Of Article 184(3)mentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This was the first instance using Article 184(3) of the Pakistani Constitution of 1973, notwithstanding the existence of a prior case, the Zebunisa case, which fell under a similar provision, Article 22 of the 1956 Constitution. The SCOP issued a logical ruling in the Manzoor Elahi case State (1975), stating that a petition filed under Article 184(3) should not be allowed as a routine practice while the issue is still being resolved in the High Court as per Article 199 (Amir, Muhammad, & Jan, 2022).…”
Section: An Analysis Of Article 184(3)mentioning
confidence: 99%