District & Sessions Courts (Sindh)
ڈسٹرکٹ اینڈ سیشن کورٹس (سندھ)
The main court of each district (sessions division). The Sessions Judge can pass any sentence the law allows (a death sentence must be confirmed by the High Court) and hears appeals against convictions by judicial magistrates. In civil cases the District Judge hears appeals from civil judges, except high-value ones (above a limit set by the province's civil courts law), which go straight to the High Court. Since the Sindh Civil Courts (Amendment) Act, 2025 the District Judge's original civil jurisdiction has no value limit. Appeals against criminal convictions by the Sessions Judge go to the High Court.
What area does it cover?
Sindh