Ex-CJP challenges 27th Amendment, says SC powers cannot be curbed
“Ex-CJP Jawwad S Khawaja asked the Supreme Court to block the 27th Amendment, saying the court's core jurisdiction cannot be diluted.”
Key points
- Ex-CJP Jawwad S Khawaja asked the Supreme Court to block the 27th Amendment, saying the court's core jurisdiction cannot be diluted.
- The petition seeks suspension of contested clauses as debate intensifies over a plan to create a Federal Constitutional Court.
Former chief justice of Pakistan Jawwad S Khawaja petitioned the Supreme Court to strike down the proposed 27th Constitutional Amendment, arguing the apex court's constitutional jurisdiction cannot be transferred to any other forum.
Filed under Article 184(3), the plea seeks suspension of the amendment's disputed provisions while the case is heard. The move follows the Senate's passage of the bill, which, among other changes, envisages creating a Federal Constitutional Court with fixed terms and equal provincial representation.
A group of retired judges and senior lawyers have separately warned that the proposal amounts to the most sweeping restructuring of Pakistan's appellate system in decades, urging the chief justice to convene a full-court meeting on the issue.
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