---Ex-Officio Justice Of The Peace, Powers of---Amendments introduced in Ss.22-A & 25, Cr.P.C. had been so made to lessen the excessive burden of the High Courts which was got created through tiling of writ petitions seeking registration of criminal cases and transfer of investigation---supreme court observed that if this be so, then Supreme court would not be sure about the questionable wisdom leading to these amendments which sought to relieve an elder brother of his burden by adding the same on to the back of an already over-loaded younger brother---Copies of the present judgments were directed to be sent to Registrars of all the four High Courts in the country who shall, in turn, send the same to al the Sessions Judges in their respective provinces for their guidance and compliance---Law Secretaries of the Federation and the provinces will also be sent the copy of the judgment for re-examining the matter of the amendments in question in the light of observations made in the judgment.
Muhammad Bashir Versus Station House Officer, Okara Cantt.
2007 PLD 539
Supreme-Court
2007 PLD 539
Supreme-Court
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