Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
court of summary jurisdiction
See magistrate's court under COURT.
summary jurisdiction
1 A court's jurisdiction in a summary proceeding. 2. The court's authority to issue a judgment or order (such as a finding of contempt) without the necessity of a trial or other process. 3. English law. A court's power to make an order immediately, without obtaining authority or referral, as in a magistrate's power to dispose of a criminal case without referring it to the Crown Court for a formal trial or without drawing a jury.
summary jurisdiction.
See JURISDICTION.