Supreme Court of Pakistan

Supreme Court of Pakistan
Supreme Court of Pakistan
عدالتِ عظمیٰ پاکستان
	Emblem of the Supreme Court of Pakistan
	Flag of the Supreme Court of Pakistan
	33°43′41″N 73°05′55″E / 33.72806°N 73.09861°E
Established	14 August 1947
Jurisdiction	Civil, criminal, constitutional and advisory
Location	Red Zone, Islamabad-44000, Pakistan
Coordinates	33°43′41″N 73°05′55″E / 33.72806°N 73.09861°E
Motto	فاحكم بين الناس بالحق; "So judge between the people in truth" ; (Quran 38:26)
Composition method	Judicial Commission of Pakistan
Authorised by	Constitution of Pakistan
Appeals to	President of Pakistan for Clemency/Commutation of sentence
Appeals from	High Courts of Pakistan
Judge term length	Compulsory retirement at 65 years of age
Number of positions	34
Website	www.supremecourt.gov.pk
Chief Justice of Pakistan
Currently	Yahya Afridi
Since	26 October 2024
Lead position ends	25 October 2027

The Supreme Court of Pakistan (Urdu: عدالتِ عظمیٰ پاکستان; Adālat-e-Uzma Pākistān) is the apex court in the judicial hierarchy of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan.^[1]

Established in accordance with Part VII of the Constitution of Pakistan, it has ultimate and extensive appellate, original, and advisory jurisdictions on all courts (including the high courts, district, special and Shariat court), involving issues of laws and may act on the verdicts rendered on the cases in context in which it enjoys jurisdiction. In the court system of Pakistan, the Supreme Court is the final arbiter of legal and constitutional disputes as well as final interpreter of constitutional law, and the highest court of appeal in Pakistan.

In its modern composition, the Supreme Court is incorporated of Chief Justice of Pakistan, sixteen justices and two ad hoc who are confirmed to their appointment by the President upon their nominations from the Prime Minister's selection based on their merited qualifications. Once appointed, justices are expected to complete a designated term and then retire at 65 years old, unless their term is terminated through resignation or impeachment by the supreme judicial committee resulted in a presidential reference in regards to the misconduct of judge(s). In their discourse judgement, the justices are often categorized as having the conservative, textual, moderate, and liberal philosophies of law in their judicial interpretation of law and judgements.^: 1915^[2]^: 436^[3]

The Supreme Court has a permanent seat in Islamabad and meets at the Supreme Court Building at the Red Zone.^[4]

^ "Chapter 2: "The Supreme Court of Pakistan." of Part VII: "The Judicature"". pakistani.org. Archived from the original on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2018.
^ Ali, Tariq (2012). The Duel: Pakistan on the Flight Path of American Power. London [uk]: Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781471105883.
^ Ramraj, Victor V.; Thiruvengadam, Arun K.; Lombardi, Kevin (2010). "Islamism as a response to emergency rule in Pakistan" (google books). Emergency powers in Asia : exploring the limits of legality (1. publ. ed.). Cambridge [U.K.]: Cambridge University Press. p. 500. ISBN 9780521768900.
^ Cite error: The named reference Supreme Court of Pakistan Press was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

[auto-1] "Chapter 2: "The Supreme Court of Pakistan." of Part VII: "The Judicature"". pakistani.org. Archived from the original on 22 October 2017. Retrieved 11 May 2018.

[Simon_and_Schuster,_Ali-2] Ali, Tariq (2012). The Duel: Pakistan on the Flight Path of American Power. London [uk]: Simon and Schuster. ISBN 9781471105883.

[Cambridge_University_Press,_Ramraj-3] Ramraj, Victor V.; Thiruvengadam, Arun K.; Lombardi, Kevin (2010). "Islamism as a response to emergency rule in Pakistan" (google books). Emergency powers in Asia : exploring the limits of legality (1. publ. ed.). Cambridge [U.K.]: Cambridge University Press. p. 500. ISBN 9780521768900.

[Supreme_Court_of_Pakistan_Press-4] Cite error: The named reference Supreme Court of Pakistan Press was invoked but never defined (see the help page).

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