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State vs IRFAN NAWAZ MEMON, DISTRICT MAGISTRATE State authority, exercise of — 2024 PLD 256 ISLAMABAD

Case information

Citation
2024 PLD 256 ISLAMABAD
Court
Islamabad High Court
Year
2024
Reporter
PLD
Parties
State vs IRFAN NAWAZ MEMON, DISTRICT MAGISTRATE State authority, exercise of
Subject matter
Constitutional

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Judgment text as reported

State VS IRFAN NAWAZ MEMON, DISTRICT MAGISTRATE State authority, exercise of---Principle---Constitution and the law envisage that public officials, as representatives of the executive arm of the State, have to exercise State authority as a trust to uphold and enforce the law in the interest of citizens of Pakistan---It cannot be countenanced that public officials would wield the law as a weapon to oppress their fellow citizens and deny them their fundamental rights guaranteed by the Constitution---It can also not be conceived that public officials serving as part of the executive branch of the State would wield their powers to undermine and frustrate decisions rendered by the judicial branch of the State.

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