The case gained prominence as it indirectly questioned the first martial law imposed by President Iskander Mirza in 1958.

The High Court considered the case according to the 1956 constitution of Pakistan and ruled in favour of Dosso.

The Constitution of Pakistan ensures the equality and protection of citizens and declared the proceedings of Loya Jirga as null and void.

Supreme Court bench headed by Justice Munir based its decision on Hans Kelsen's General Theory of Law and State.

The recognition of martial law and with the reborn of Kelsen's theory which afterwards was applied in many other cases in Pakistan as well as in the outer world.

[7] Supreme Court's judgement in Dosso case greatly impacted the politics in Pakistan and opened the doors for the future martial laws in the country.

Legitimization of martial law given power to CMLA Ayub Khan who used it to rule the country for next 10–11 years.

[6] Abrogation of the 1956 Constitution also disturbed the ties between East and West Pakistan which were recently settled by establishing parity between both wings and incorporating both Urdu and Bengali as national language.

The decision of the Supreme Court re-validated the British implied legacy of Frontier Crimes Regulation, which was known as the Black Law continued to be enforced in the tribal region till 2018.