Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has filed a petition in the Supreme Court, seeking to nullify the 26th Constitutional Amendment. The party has requested the apex court to suspend all actions under the amendment until a final verdict is reached.
In its petition, PTI has also called for the Judicial Commission to be barred from appointing judges under the 26th Amendment until the case is resolved.
Leader of the Opposition Omar Ayub, who filed the petition, argued that the actions taken under the amendment violate the Constitution. The petition asserts that “Parliament cannot alter the fundamental structure of the Constitution.”
It further emphasizes that judicial independence is a cornerstone of the Constitution, and no amendment can undermine it. PTI’s legal team contends that the amendment violates the constitutional principle of separation of powers.
Notably, the 26th Amendment has already been challenged in the Supreme Court by Jamaat-e-Islami and the Islamabad High Court Bar Association. Former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, who leads the Awam Pakistan Party, has separately filed a petition against the amendment in the Sindh High Court.
The PTI’s move has added to the ongoing debate over the controversial amendment, with legal experts and political stakeholders keenly observing the court proceedings.
Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has filed a petition in the Supreme Court, seeking to nullify the 26th Constitutional Amendment. The party has requested the apex court to suspend all actions under the amendment until a final verdict is reached.
In its petition, PTI has also called for the Judicial Commission to be barred from appointing judges under the 26th Amendment until the case is resolved.
Leader of the Opposition Omar Ayub, who filed the petition, argued that the actions taken under the amendment violate the Constitution. The petition asserts that “Parliament cannot alter the fundamental structure of the Constitution.”
It further emphasizes that judicial independence is a cornerstone of the Constitution, and no amendment can undermine it. PTI’s legal team contends that the amendment violates the constitutional principle of separation of powers.
Notably, the 26th Amendment has already been challenged in the Supreme Court by Jamaat-e-Islami and the Islamabad High Court Bar Association. Former Prime Minister Shahid Khaqan Abbasi, who leads the Awam Pakistan Party, has separately filed a petition against the amendment in the Sindh High Court.
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