JUDICIAL ACTIVISM AND DEMOCRACY IN PAKISTAN: A CASE STUDY OF CHIEF JUSTICE SAQIB NISAR ERA

Authors

  • Sajjad Ahmad Jatoi M.Phil. Political Science, Government College University Faisalabad Pakistan
  • Ghulam Mustafa Department of International Relations, Government College University Faisalabad Pakistan
  • Muhammad Saqib Kataria M.Phil. Political Science, Government College University Faisalabad Pakistan

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.52567/pjsr.v4i2.445

Abstract

A sovereign state is comprised of three important organs that are Legislature, Executive and Judiciary. These organs have their respective routs and way of actions and the concept of separation of power is also in field to run the business of a state smoothly. Now a day a term is used specially in Pakistan “Judicial Activism” that is frequently used after the restoration of judiciary. Judicial activism means judicial review of the matters involving fundamental rights and constitutional issue or invalidate legislative or executive actions. In the recent judicial history of Pakistan apex judiciary used their suo motu powers to resolve the social, constitutional and political matters such as kite flying banning to fundraising for dams and sexually abused child’s matter to disqualification of an elected prime minister. Especially when Mian Saqib Nisar become Chief Justice of Supreme Court of Pakistan, he took unprecedented suo motu notices and sometimes exceeds its powers. In this era there is a great impact on the democratic institutions when Mian Saqib Nisar disqualify the prime minister Mian Nawaz Sharif and used the executive powers. His era is the extreme of judicial activism in Pakistan. In this study ‘judicial activism and its impact on democracy’ are discussed and political dimensions and implications also be observed.

Keywords: Democracy, Judicial Activism, Chief Justice Saqib Nisar Era, Pakistan

Author Biographies

  • Ghulam Mustafa, Department of International Relations, Government College University Faisalabad Pakistan

    Assistant Professor

     

  • Muhammad Saqib Kataria, M.Phil. Political Science, Government College University Faisalabad Pakistan

     

     

Additional Files

Published

2022-06-30

Issue

Vol. 4 No. 2 (2022): Pakistan Journal of Social Research PJSR

Section

Research Article

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How to Cite

[1]
“JUDICIAL ACTIVISM AND DEMOCRACY IN PAKISTAN: A CASE STUDY OF CHIEF JUSTICE SAQIB NISAR ERA”, Pak. J, Soc. Sci., vol. 4, no. 2, pp. 1–11, Jun. 2022, doi: 10.52567/pjsr.v4i2.445.