CSS/PMS ESSAY : JUDICIAL ACTIVISM

1.     Introduction

2.     Historical political milieu

3.     Contemporary status of judiciary   

a.      Scrutinize the role of ‘Election Commission’

b.     National Accountability Bureau( NAB)

c.      Direct charge against the ‘missing persons’ syndrome

d.     New legislation for mobile and court case for Anti-terrorism

e.       Military courts to combat with scourge of terrorism

f.      Feats to curb the menace of corruption 

4.     Steps escorted for judicial activism

5.     Origin of judicial activism

6.     Nexus with other state organs

a.      Unbridled role of media

b.     Undue inducement of executive  

c.      Intruding course of action by legislators

d.     Overarching military role to grab supremacy over other organs

7.      Judicial activism vs. judicial restraint

8.      Core qualities of judiciary:

a.      Dependability

b.     Trustworthiness

c.       Responsibility

d.     Scrutinize equality before the law

e.      Sovereignty

f.      Accountability

g.     De jure appointment

9.     Boon of judicial activism:

a.      Enactment of Public Interest Litigation (PIL)

b.     Enforcement of Legal Order Framework(LOF)

c.      Suo motto

d.     Islamizing the polity

e.      Effectively democratic transition

f.      Implementation of Judicial reforms 

g.     Introduction of anti- terrorism court(ATC)

h.     Restoration of rule of law:

·       Pakistan Penal Code(PPC)

·       18^th amendment in constitution

·       Restoration of judges

·       Repealing the seventeen amendment  

·       Article 25A: human rights

·       Pledged to the declaration of universal human rights laws

i.       Lawsuits against unlawful commercial cases

·                 Privatization of Steel Mill (PSM)

·                 Halted undue influence of land mafia

·                 Prosecution against Rental Power Project(RPP)

10.  Bane of judicial activism

a.      Ratification of National Reconciliation Ordinance(NRO)

b.     Legitimize military interventions

c.      Incapacity to take stern action against the drone strikes to protect sovereignty 

d.     Illicit laws against the ‘Indiviuals’s: institutionalized discrimination

·                 Women ordinance & Hudood law halted women emancipation

·                 The Blasphemy law

·                 The federal Shariate court    

·                 Anti-Ahamdi laws

·                 Laws against the Qisas(retribution) & Diyat(blood money)  

11.  How independence of judiciary would be beneficial?

12.  Recommendations:

a.      Sheer judicial clout to influence anti-humanitarian acts

b.     Earlier trails for offender

c.      Eradicate the curse  of red tape

d.     Scrutinize the appointments under the apex court

e.       Implement the rule of law instead of futile attempts to legislate law

f.      Strict adherence to protection of rule of law for ‘common masses’

g.     Entail the counter-check on the discharge of media ethics

h.     Function in dramatization for reducing the influence of deep-rooted customs of wani etc

i.       Reprimand actions for Charge of rape; drug trafficking; missing personnel etc       

j.        Implementation of Law under the purview of Islamic clauses   

k.     Strengthen & protection of the rights of minorities

l.       Non-arbitrary stance on the illicit management of public funds

13.  Conclusion