News
Constitutional disputes, writs and interpretation.
The Supreme Court’s constitutional bench has not sat regularly since 7 October. An analysis of what Article 137 gives the Chief Justice, where the Bar and the judges disagree, and the options for a lasting fix.
An interim order stops the provincial government from taking decisions of long-term significance while the court hears a petition claiming the chief minister failed to seek a vote of confidence within 30 days.
When a fundamental right is violated, or a legal right has no other effective remedy, a person can go straight to the Supreme Court or a High Court. A plain guide to the writs in the Constitution and to public interest litigation.
