India and Pakistan: A Tale of Judicial Appointments

Recent judicial appointments in India and Pakistan have led to battles between their respective judicial and executive branches. In a moment of remarkable constitutional coincidence, two appointments were set aside in India and Pakistan last week. First, India's Supreme Court invalidated the ap...

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Main Author: DAM, Shubhankar
Format: text
Language:English
Published: Institutional Knowledge at Singapore Management University 2011
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Law
Online Access:https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/sol_research/1234
https://ink.library.smu.edu.sg/context/sol_research/article/3186/viewcontent/auto_convert.pdf
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Institution: Singapore Management University
Language: English
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Summary:Recent judicial appointments in India and Pakistan have led to battles between their respective judicial and executive branches. In a moment of remarkable constitutional coincidence, two appointments were set aside in India and Pakistan last week. First, India's Supreme Court invalidated the appointment of P. J. Thomas to the Central Vigilance Commission (CVC). Days later, Pakistan's Supreme Court invalidated Deedar Shah's appointment to the National Accountability Bureau (NAB).