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.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf judicial system
appointmentsControlledBy provincial governments
appointmentsSupervisedBy provincial High Courts
country Pakistan
existsIn Balochistan, Pakistan
Islamabad Capital Territory
linked to: Islamabad

Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
Punjab, Pakistan
Sindh, Pakistan
linked to: Sindh
governedBy Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
Code of Criminal Procedure, 1898
Constitution of Pakistan
Pakistan Penal Code
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
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
Supreme Court of Pakistan
higher judiciary of Pakistan
partOf judiciary of Pakistan
primaryFunction adjudication of disputes at first instance
reformsSubject judicial reforms in Pakistan
relatedTo bar associations of Pakistan
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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judicial branch of Pakistan supervises subordinate judiciary of Pakistan
Sindh High Court governs Subordinate judiciary of Sindh
linked to: subordinate judiciary of Pakistan