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India And Pakistan: A Tale Of Judicial Appointments, Shubhankar Dam
India And Pakistan: A Tale Of Judicial Appointments, Shubhankar Dam
Research Collection Yong Pung How School Of Law
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).