MEERA SHAFI vs ALI ZAFAR Determining legislative intent — 2023 PLD 211 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation: 2023 PLD 211 SUPREME-COURT
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year: 2023
Reporter: PLD
Parties: MEERA SHAFI vs ALI ZAFAR Determining legislative intent

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Judgment text as reported

MEERA SHAFI VS ALI ZAFAR Determining legislative intent---Use of modern technology---Best way to assess the legislative intent of a law is to examine its purpose today by considering its objectives, the goals, the interests, the values, the policy, and the function that the statute is designed to actualize---In the process of interpreting laws, judges must endeavor to bridge the gap between law and society---Intersection of law and technology not only requires the law to regulate technology but also to employ technology to make laws more at home with the technology-savvy society.

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