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Article 185 — Appellate jurisdiction of Supreme Court ................................ ................... 99

Article
185
Chapter
CHAPTER 2. – THE SUPREME COURT OF PAKISTAN
Index row title
Appellate jurisdiction of Supreme Court ................................ ................... 99
Source document
Pakistan Constitution
Provision ID
911422a9-f230-436f-97b1-f8cfb45e25d4

346 words

Verbatim text

jurisdiction to hear and determine appeals from judgements, decrees, final orders or sentences of a High Court. (2) An appeal shall lie to the Supreme Court from any judgement, decree, final order or sentence of a High Court — (a) if the High Court has on appeal reversed an order of acquittal of an accused person and sentenced him to death or to transportation for life or imprisonment for life ; or, on revision, has enhanced a sentence to a sen tence as aforesaid ; or (b) if the High Court has withdrawn for trial before itself any case from any court subordinate to it and has in such trial convicted the accused person and sentenced him as aforesaid ; or (c) if the High Court has impo sed any punishment on any person for contempt of the High Court; or (d) if the amount or value of the subject -matter of the dis pute in the court of first instance was, and also in dis pute in appeal is, not less than fifty thousand rupees or such other sum a s may be specified in that behalf by Act of 1[Majlis -e- 100 Shoora (Parliament)] and the judg ment, decree or final order appealed from has varied or set aside the judgment , decree or final order of the court immediately below ; or (e) if the judgment , decree or f inal order involves directly or indirectly some claim or question respecting property of the like amount or value and the judgment , decree or final order appealed from has varied or set aside the judgment , decree or final order of the court immediately below; or (f) if the High Court certifies that the case involves a sub - stantial question of law as to the interpretation of the Constitution. (3) An appeal to the Supreme Court from a judgment decree, order or sentence of a High Court in a case to which cl ause (2) does not apply shall lie only if the Supreme Court grants leave to appeal. 186. Advisory Jurisdiction

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