Open AccessJustice Delayed or Denied: The Myth of Justice in Pakistan
Author(s) -
Muhammad Bilal,
Farqaleet Khokhar
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
journal of law and social studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2709-6270
pISSN - 2709-2283
DOI - 10.52279/jlss.03.02.124132
Subject(s) - economic justice , denial , retributive justice , mythology , law , political science , criminology , sociology , psychology , history , psychoanalysis , classics
Justice in Pakistan has become a myth and an unachievable tool. In Pakistan only the concept of delayed justice exists as the delayed justice which actually is a denied justice. The main aim of this paper is to analyze the factor causing delay in justice. There are several reasons for delayed justice including complex procedures, old and ineffective laws, attitude of judges and lawyers, and the backlog of the pending cases in the superior as well as lower judiciary of Pakistan. The article highlights the significant causes of delayed justice and elucidates how justice can be revived in Pakistan. The study investigates how the stock of pending cases is increasing day by day causing denial of justice. This article also discusses the impacts of delayed justice on society and especially on litigants. In the end this article deliberates some recommendations for revival of justice in Pakistan.