There is a famous legal maxim that says "Justice Delayed is Justice Denied". That maxim is very much practical and true in reality. When justice is delayed then in most of the cases there is no way by which courts can give remedy to the person sustaining loss.
Justice is delayed in many countries of the world and Pakistan is not an exception. However a fact is that justice is delayed only in few cases in the developed countries while its delayed in most cases in the poor countries like Pakistan. There are many reasons for that.
One of the basic reasons of delay of justice in Pakistan is that the British made laws which are still applicable in the country. British enacted Code of Civil Procedure in the year 1908, the Criminal Procedure Code in 1898, Pakistan Penal Code which was originally Indian Penal Code in 1860 and similarly the list of laws keeps going that way.
All the British enacted laws have loopholes that were present there when they were originally enacted. There loopholes have turned into major blunders over the passage of time which has corrupted the system. There are people that even say that there is no system of justice existing in Pakistan at the moment. They are right up to a great extent because these old laws are of no use in modern day life.
Justice is delayed in many countries of the world and Pakistan is not an exception. However a fact is that justice is delayed only in few cases in the developed countries while its delayed in most cases in the poor countries like Pakistan. There are many reasons for that.
One of the basic reasons of delay of justice in Pakistan is that the British made laws which are still applicable in the country. British enacted Code of Civil Procedure in the year 1908, the Criminal Procedure Code in 1898, Pakistan Penal Code which was originally Indian Penal Code in 1860 and similarly the list of laws keeps going that way.
All the British enacted laws have loopholes that were present there when they were originally enacted. There loopholes have turned into major blunders over the passage of time which has corrupted the system. There are people that even say that there is no system of justice existing in Pakistan at the moment. They are right up to a great extent because these old laws are of no use in modern day life.
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