Article 175 of the Constitution of Pakistan

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Article 175 of the Constitution of Pakistan is the foundational provision that structures the country’s judiciary by establishing the courts and delineating the separation of judicial powers from the executive and legislature.

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Article 175 of the Constitution of Pakistan canonical 2

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Predicate Object
instanceOf article of the Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ
constitutional provision ⓘ
adoptedIn 1973 Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ
appliesTo High Courts of Pakistan ⓘ
Supreme Court of Pakistan ⓘ
subordinate judiciary in Pakistan ⓘ
basisFor constitutional principle of separation of powers in Pakistan ⓘ
judicial review framework in Pakistan ⓘ
citedIn case law on independence of judiciary in Pakistan ⓘ
constitutional petitions challenging executive interference in judicial functions ⓘ
constitutionalPrinciple judicial powers are vested in courts established under the Constitution ⓘ
no court shall have jurisdiction except as provided by the Constitution or law ⓘ
country Pakistan ⓘ
defines separation of judicial powers from the legislature ⓘ
separation of the judiciary from the executive ⓘ
structure of the judiciary in Pakistan ⓘ
establishes High Courts of Pakistan ⓘ
Supreme Court of Pakistan ⓘ
judicature of Pakistan ⓘ
such other courts as may be established by law ⓘ
formsPartOf Chapter 2: The Judicature ⓘ
Part VII of the Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ
governs creation of special courts and tribunals by law ⓘ
interpretedBy High Courts of Pakistan ⓘ
Supreme Court of Pakistan ⓘ
jurisdiction Islamic Republic of Pakistan ⓘ
linked to: Pakistan
language English ⓘ
Urdu ⓘ
linked to: Urdu language
legalEffect creates constitutional basis for independence of judiciary in Pakistan ⓘ
restricts encroachment of executive and legislature into judicial functions ⓘ
limits ability of legislature to confer judicial power on non-judicial bodies ⓘ
partOf Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan ⓘ
prohibits exercise of judicial power by any body not constituted as a court under the Constitution or law ⓘ
provides that no court shall have any jurisdiction unless conferred by the Constitution or by law ⓘ
regulates distribution of judicial powers among courts ⓘ
sameAs Article 175 of the Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ
subject judiciary ⓘ
separation of powers ⓘ

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Article 175A of the Constitution of Pakistan → relatedTo → Article 175 of the Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ
Article 177 of the Constitution of Pakistan → relatedTo → Article 175 of the Constitution of Pakistan ⓘ