High Courts of Pakistan

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The High Courts of Pakistan are the country’s provincial-level superior courts that hear major civil and criminal appeals and supervise the lower judiciary within their respective jurisdictions.

All labels observed (9)

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Statements (48)

Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial institution
superior court
appointmentAuthority President of Pakistan
appointmentProcessInvolves Judicial Commission of Pakistan
Parliamentary Committee on Judges Appointment
areBoundBy precedents of the Supreme Court of Pakistan
canDeclare laws ultra vires the Constitution within their jurisdiction
canIssue directions to lower courts
writ of certiorari
writ of habeas corpus
writ of mandamus
writ of prohibition
writ of quo warranto
canTransfer cases between subordinate courts within their jurisdiction
country Pakistan
deriveAuthorityFrom Article 175 of the Constitution of Pakistan
ensure superintendence and control over all courts subordinate to them
uniform application of law within their jurisdiction
exercisePower appellate jurisdiction
original jurisdiction in specified matters
writ jurisdiction
handle constitutional petitions
election-related petitions
service matters appeals
haveConstitutionalBasis Constitution of Pakistan
havePower contempt of court jurisdiction
headedBy Chief Justice of the respective High Court
hears civil appeals
criminal appeals
include Balochistan High Court
Islamabad High Court
Lahore High Court
Peshawar High Court
Sindh High Court
jurisdictionLevel provincial
languageOfProceedings English
Urdu
legalSystem common law
oversee subordinate judiciary within their province or territory
partOf Judiciary of Pakistan
protect fundamental rights within their jurisdiction
review administrative actions of public authorities
roleIn judicial review in Pakistan
serveAs courts of record
subordinateTo Supreme Court of Pakistan
supervise civil courts in Pakistan
criminal courts in Pakistan
district courts in Pakistan

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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Supreme Court of Pakistan oversees High Courts of Pakistan
Constitution of Pakistan (1973) establishesCourt High Courts of Pakistan
Provinces of Pakistan haveJudiciary provincial high courts of Pakistan
linked to: High Courts of Pakistan
judicial branch of Pakistan hasPart High Courts of Pakistan
Fundamental Rights and Principles of Policy enforcedBy superior judiciary of Pakistan
linked to: High Courts of Pakistan
The Judicature covers superior courts of Pakistan
linked to: High Courts of Pakistan
The Judicature regulates High Courts of Pakistan
The Judicature appliesTo provincial courts of Pakistan
linked to: High Courts of Pakistan
Judicial Commission of Pakistan relatedTo High Courts of Pakistan
Supreme Judicial Council of Pakistan relatedTo High Courts of Pakistan
Lahore High Court hearsAppealsFrom District and Sessions Courts in Punjab
linked to: High Courts of Pakistan
Lahore High Court isOneOf Provincial High Courts of Pakistan
linked to: High Courts of Pakistan
District Courts of Pakistan subordinateTo High Courts of Pakistan
District Courts of Pakistan appealsTo High Courts of Pakistan
District Courts of Pakistan relatedTo High Courts of Pakistan
subordinate judiciary of Pakistan overseenBy High Courts of Pakistan
Balochistan High Court isOneOf High Courts of Pakistan
Attorney General for Pakistan appearsIn High Courts of Pakistan
subject linked to: AGP
Deputy Attorneys-General for Pakistan worksIn High Courts of Pakistan
2007 state of emergency in Pakistan targetedInstitution high courts of Pakistan
linked to: High Courts of Pakistan
Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan distinctFrom High Courts of Pakistan
Act of Parliament of Pakistan canBeChallengedIn High Courts of Pakistan
آرٹیکل 243 آئینِ پاکستان enforceableBy ہائی کورٹس آف پاکستان
linked to: High Courts of Pakistan