The shared Punjabi identity has been invoked on several occasions by politicians on both sides of the border to advocate closer bilateral ties. Where is Punjabiyat (literally, Punjabiness) placed in the relationship between the two countries?
The shared Punjabi identity has been invoked on several occasions by politicians on both sides of the border to advocate closer bilateral ties, most recently by Maryam Nawaz Sharif, chief minister of Pakistan’ Punjab province in a speech at Gurdwara Kartarpur Sahib.
In 2002, in Rupa Hurra v Ashok Hurra, the SC allowed curative writs as the last resort to correct judgments that are “oppressive to judicial conscience and would cause perpetuation of irremediable injustice.”
People have a right against climate change impacts, the SC has said. The apex court’s recognition of this right can act as a nudge to Parliament, and offer an avenue to citizens to litigate these concerns.