Article 139 Part 11 •Part 11 – Judiciary

Article 139 – High Court

(1)

There shall be a High Court in every province.

(2)

The High Court can initiate a contempt of court case and punish according to the law against anyone obstructing its or its subordinate court’s act of judicial execution or not abiding by its order or verdict.

(3)

In addition to the Chief Judge, every High Court shall have judges in the number as provided in the Federal law.

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Article 300 – Provision relating to the Judiciary

Article 133 – Jurisdiction of the Supreme Court

Article 127 – Courts

Article 137 – Formation of the Constitutional Bench