Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
Where Article 202A is in force, Article 199 cases are heard exclusively by:
A. Provincial Cabinets
B. High Court Constitutional Benches
C. Any single civil judge
D. The Supreme Court only
Correct Answer: B
The amended Constitution reserves Article 199 jurisdiction for designated Constitutional Benches.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
May a High Court exercise Article 199 jurisdiction suo motu beyond an application?
A. No
B. Yes, without restriction
C. Only in tax cases
D. Only on a Governor's request
Correct Answer: A
Article 199(1A) prohibits orders beyond the contents of an application.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
Which writ prevents a lower court or tribunal from proceeding without jurisdiction?
A. Quo warranto
B. Mandamus
C. Habeas corpus
D. Prohibition
Correct Answer: D
Prohibition restrains an inferior forum from exceeding lawful authority.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
Which writ commonly quashes an unlawful order of an inferior court or tribunal?
A. Habeas corpus
B. Certiorari
C. Mandamus
D. Quo warranto
Correct Answer: B
Certiorari removes and quashes an order made without or in excess of jurisdiction.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
Which writ commonly directs a public authority to perform a legal duty?
A. Habeas corpus
B. Quo warranto
C. Mandamus
D. Certiorari
Correct Answer: C
Mandamus compels performance of a duty required by law.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
Which writ challenges a person's legal authority to hold public office?
A. Mandamus
B. Quo warranto
C. Prohibition
D. Habeas corpus
Correct Answer: B
The High Court may require the holder of public office to show legal authority.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
Which writ requires production of a detained person before the court?
A. Habeas corpus
B. Certiorari
C. Quo warranto
D. Mandamus
Correct Answer: A
Article 199 authorizes the High Court to examine whether custody is lawful.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
The High Court of Balochistan has constitutionally named benches at:
A. Gwadar and Chaman
B. Sibi and Turbat
C. Khuzdar and Zhob
D. Loralai and Panjgur
Correct Answer: B
Article 198 lists Sibi and Turbat.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
The Peshawar High Court has constitutionally named benches at:
A. Multan, Rawalpindi and Bahawalpur
B. Sukkur and Hyderabad
C. Sibi and Turbat
D. Abbottabad, Mingora and Dera Ismail Khan
Correct Answer: D
These benches are expressly identified in Article 198.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
The High Court of Sindh has a constitutionally named bench at:
A. Hyderabad
B. Mirpur Khas
C. Larkana
D. Sukkur
Correct Answer: D
Article 198 expressly names the Sukkur Bench.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
The Lahore High Court has constitutionally named benches at:
A. Abbottabad, Mingora and D.I. Khan
B. Sukkur, Hyderabad and Larkana
C. Sibi, Turbat and Gwadar
D. Bahawalpur, Multan and Rawalpindi
Correct Answer: D
Article 198 names the three Lahore High Court benches.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
The permanent seat of both the Federal Constitutional Court and Supreme Court is:
A. Lahore
B. Peshawar
C. Islamabad
D. Karachi
Correct Answer: C
Articles 175L and 183 locate their permanent seats in Islamabad.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
What is the constitutional term of the Chief Justice of the Supreme Court?
A. One year
B. Five years
C. Three years or earlier constitutional endpoint
D. Six years
Correct Answer: C
Article 179 provides the three-year framework.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
What is the constitutional term of the Chief Justice of the Federal Constitutional Court?
A. Five years
B. Three years or earlier constitutional endpoint
C. Until age 70 in every case
D. Six years
Correct Answer: B
The term ends after three years, retirement age, resignation or removal, whichever occurs first.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
What is the retirement age of a High Court judge?
A. 60 years
B. 68 years
C. 62 years
D. 65 years
Correct Answer: C
Article 195 fixes the High Court retirement age at sixty-two.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
What is the retirement age of a Supreme Court judge?
A. 60 years
B. 68 years
C. 65 years
D. 62 years
Correct Answer: C
Article 179 fixes the Supreme Court retirement age at sixty-five.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
What is the retirement age of a Federal Constitutional Court judge?
A. 70 years
B. 65 years
C. 68 years
D. 62 years
Correct Answer: C
Article 175I fixes the retirement age at sixty-eight.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
Which court now gives advisory opinions to the President on public-importance questions of law?
A. Supreme Court
B. Federal Shariat Court
C. Islamabad High Court
D. Federal Constitutional Court
Correct Answer: D
The Twenty-seventh Amendment transferred advisory jurisdiction from Article 186 to Article 175H.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
Who may invoke the FCC's public-importance fundamental-rights jurisdiction?
A. Only the President
B. The Court without any application in every case
C. A person filing an application
D. Only a Provincial Government
Correct Answer: C
The current provision requires an application, subject to the Court's satisfaction.
Pakistan Affairs (P.A)
1947 - Present - Institution - Supreme Court and Judicial System
In intergovernmental disputes, the Federal Constitutional Court ordinarily gives:
A. Criminal sentences
B. Declaratory judgments only
C. Money decrees only
D. Administrative penalties
Correct Answer: B
Article 175E limits the intergovernmental original jurisdiction to declaratory judgments.