The government is moving forward with plans to establish a Constitutional Court under the proposed 27th Constitutional Amendment, starting with seven judges. Sources say this initiative marks a significant step toward restructuring Pakistan’s judiciary.
The idea of a Constitutional Court was first introduced in the 2006 Charter of Democracy (CoD) between the Pakistan Peoples Party and Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz but never implemented. It has now resurfaced as part of a broader constitutional reform package agreed upon by coalition partners.
According to the proposal, judges of the new Constitutional Court will retire at 68, three years later than Supreme Court judges who retire at 65. Justice Aminuddin Khan is expected to become the first Chief Justice.
Regarding its location, officials are considering two options: relocating the Islamabad High Court (IHC) to its old Sector G-10 building and using the current IHC premises for the Constitutional Court, or establishing it in the Federal Shariat Court (FSC) building, with the Federal Service Tribunal (FST) moving to a floor within the same building.
Out of the initial seven judges, five are likely to come from the current Supreme Court constitutional bench, while some high court judges from Balochistan and Sindh may also be elevated. The new court will exclusively handle constitutional matters, easing the Supreme Court’s workload and speeding up decisions on key constitutional disputes — a long-standing goal of the CoD.
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