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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Statements (50)

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

judicial branch of Pakistan → supervises → subordinate judiciary of Pakistan ⓘ
Sindh High Court → governs → Subordinate judiciary of Sindh ⓘ
linked to: subordinate judiciary of Pakistan