JI challenges 26th amendment in SC
Pakistan
Amendment contradicts several constitutional provisions, JI Chief
ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The Jamat-e-Islami (JI) challenged the 26th constitutional amendment in the Supreme Court on Monday.
JI Chief Hafiz Naeemur Rehman challenged the amended law.
The respondents in the petition are the federation and the provinces.
The petition contends that the amendment contradicts several constitutional provisions. The petitioner maintains that the amendment disrupts the established constitutional framework and calls for it to be nullified.
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The petition urged that the Chief Justice of Pakistan's appointment should be strictly based on seniority. It questions the role of the parliamentary committee in this process, supposing it unconstitutional. The petition also calls for suspending any new judicial commission formed under this amendment, reinforcing the need to adhere to constitutional principles in judicial appointments.
