Law of Procedure in Pakistan

4 Pages Posted: 12 Oct 2011 Last revised: 22 Oct 2011

Date Written: October 12, 2011

Abstract

This working paper is an attempt to answer various questions regarding law of procedure in Pakistan in the light of the cases decided by the Superior Courts of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, such as: What is a procedure?

What is a matter of procedure? Which of the matters are the matters relating to procedure? Where law prescribes a particular manner and procedure can a court adopt another manner or procedure? Where no procedure or manner is prescribed by law whether a court has the discretion to adopt any manner or procedure? Where offences punishable under different statutes are of similar nature, under which statute a court is to be tried? and Where law of procedure applicable at the time of actual commission of offence is repealed before the case is decided and new law of procedure is enforced without saving the old procedure under which law the case will proceed, the old repealed law or the law in force at the time the case is decided?

Suggested Citation

Mughal, Munir Ahmad, Law of Procedure in Pakistan (October 12, 2011). Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=1942976 or http://dx.doi.org/10.2139/ssrn.1942976

Munir Ahmad Mughal (Contact Author)

Punjab University Law College ( email )

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Lahore, Punjab 54000
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Superior Law College

(Res.)125-B, Judicial Colony
Lahore, Punjab 54000
Pakistan
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