Abstract
The opportunities were limited to access to justice before Independence of Pakistan. However, it was relatively easy for the people of Pakistan to frame their constitution without any inordinate delay and to fulfill the purposes of Independence of which one of them was less expensive and expedient access to justice. The British traditional courts did not open their doors directly for justice to a common man of Pakistan. In the Constitution of Pakistan 1973, Article 184(3) was inserted to bestow jurisdiction on the Supreme Court in a case of breach of fundamental right of public importance. Initially, the Supreme Court remained oblivious of its power that it could play a pivotal role to provide a direct justice to the poor people of Pakistan. Particularly, in case of violation of fundamental rights, the Supreme Court, along with High Courts, started to entertain the suppressed people directly, removing all shackles of a writ or requirements of an adversarial system to access to justice. Increasing legal status of the Objectives Resolution as well played an important role to empower the lower strata of the society to find the constitutional Courts accessible for justice, through Public Interest Litigation.