Open AccessPowers of Justice of Peace: A Tale of Inconsistency and Incomprehensibility in Decisions of Pakistani Courts
Author(s) -
Muhammad Bilal,
Farqaleet Khokhar
Publication year - 2022
Publication title -
journal of law and social studies
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2709-6270
pISSN - 2709-2283
DOI - 10.52279/jlss.04.01.0112
Subject(s) - economic justice , law , jurisprudence , political science , power (physics) , physics , quantum mechanics
The concept of Justice of Peace thrives in the Code of Criminal Procedure 1898 while in Pakistan Sessions Judges and Additional Sessions Judges are serving as Ex-officio Justice of Peace. In Pakistani Court Jurisprudence, the conflict arises whether the powers conferred to Ex-officio Justice of Peace are executive or quasi-judicial. In this way, this paper qualitatively surveys all cases regarding power of Ex-officio Justice to resolve the conflicting, inconsistent and incomprehensive decisions of Pakistani Court; this paper is an endeavor to elucidate the issues regarding the nature of powers and limitations on powers of Ex-officio Justice of Peace.