Extent of Sovereign Power of the Government

The Supreme Court of Pakistan in Civil Appeal No. 417-L of 2009 observed as under:

“The Government in the exercise of its core functions viz, its executive, legislative, judicial and quasi-judicial, and administrative roles exercises sovereign powers. BUT when it engages in commercial activities it is not exercising sovereign power, rather it is engaging in business/commercial activities and merits no undue advantage over ordinary litigants…”

[Judgment Dated: 6th September 2016]