Judiciary system of
Pakistan is a hierarchical system with two classes
of courts: the superior (or higher) judiciary and the subordinate (or lower) judiciary. The
superior judiciary is composed of the Supreme Court of Pakistan, the Federal Shariat
Court and five High Courts, with the Supreme Court at the apex. There is a High Court for
each of the four provinces as well as a High Court for the Islamabad Capital Territory.
SUPREME COURT
The Supreme Court (KAS), established in 1956,
is the apex court in Pakistan's judicial
hierarchy, the final arbiter of legal and constitutional disputes. The court consists of a Chief Justice and sixteen other judges. There is also provision for appointment of acting judges as well as ad hoc judges in the court. It has a permanent seat in Islamabad as well as branch registries in Lahore, Peshawar, Quetta and Karachi.
FEDERAL SHARITE COURT OF PAKISTAN
The Federal Shariat Court of Pakistan was established in 1980 to scrutinize all Pakistani
laws and determine if they conform toIslamic values "as laid down in the Quran and the
Sunnah".
If a law is found to be 'repugnant', the Court notifies the relevant government,
specifying the reasons for its decision. Have eight Muslims judges.
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