CSS past paper

CSS Law Past Paper 2026

CSS Law 2026 carries 100 marks over 3 hours. It has 7 questions.

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How to attempt: Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.

Question 1 (Part I) is the paper's MCQs, which are not reproduced here.

Q. 2
Critically evaluate to what extent the right of private defence is available under Pakistan Penal Code, 1860?
(20)
Q. 3
Critically examine the concepts of investigation, inquiry, and trial under the Criminal Procedure Code, 1898. Highlight their distinct purposes, stages, and legal consequences, and explain how each operates within the criminal justice process?
(20)
Q. 4
Discuss the competency of women as witness in criminal trial under the Qanun-e- Shahadat Order, 1984.
(20)
Q. 5
Critically analyze the law relating to confessions under the Qanun-e-Shahadat Order, 1984. Under what circumstances, when one’s confession be considered admissible?
(20)
Q. 6
Examine the statutory role of the District Judge under the Civil Courts Ordinance, 1962. Assess how the powers relating to administrative control, allocation of cases, and appellate jurisdiction enable the District Judge to function as the head of the judiciary at the district level.
(20)
Q. 7
Examine the role of civil courts in arbitration proceedings under Pakistani law. To what extent can courts intervene in arbitration before the commencement of proceedings, during arbitration, and after the award?
(20)
Q. 8
Define arbitration and discuss its essential characteristics under the arbitration Act, 1940. Critically analyse how the concept of party autonomy distinguishes arbitration from adjudication through ordinary civil courts in Pakistan?
(20)

Part-II is to be attempted on the separate Answer Book.
Attempt ONLY FOUR questions from PART-II. ALL questions carry EQUAL marks.
All the parts (if any) of each Question must be attempted at one place instead of at different places.
Write Q. No. in the Answer Book in accordance with Q. No. in the Q.Paper.
No Page/Space be left blank between the answers. All the blank pages of Answer Book must be crossed.
Extra attempt of any question or any part of the question will not be considered.