26th Amendment Case: Justice Mazhar Says Regular Benches Cannot Hear Constitutional Matters

There is new situation after Article 191A, says Justice Mazhar

ISLAMABAD  -  The Constitutional Bench of the Supreme Court of Pakistan on Monday resumed hearing of the petitions filed against the26th Amendment. The

26th Amendment case: Justice Mazhar says regular benches cannot hear constitutional matters

Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar on Monday observed that no Supreme Court benches besides the Constitutional Bench (CB) could hear constitutional matters as he and seven other judges heard petitions against the 26th Amendment. The Amendment was passed by Parliament during an overnight session in October last year, with the PTI claiming seven of its lawmakers were abducted to gain their favour as the party opposed the legislation. The Balochistan Nati…

26th Constitutional Amendment 'not controversial': Justice Amin-Ud-Din

SC constitutional bench hears 26th Constitutional Amendment case on October 14, 2025. — Screengrab via YouTube @Supreme Court of Pakistan ProceedingsISLAMABAD: Supreme Court's Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan on Monday opposed terming the 26th Constitutional Amendment "controversial"."Don't say...

Supreme Court CB head puts his weight behind 26th Constitutional Amendment

Lawyer Sheikh Akram urges SC to form full court of 24 judges.He says tweaks shattered Constitution and one of state's organs.Case should be heard by SC and not a bench, argues Shabbar Raza.ISLAMABAD: Supreme Court's...

26th Amendment case: Justice Amin asks whether only 16 judges could hear petitions

ISLAMABAD: Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan of the Supreme Court questioned whether only the 16 judges who were part of the Court before the 26th Amendment could hear the petitions challenging it, or if all 24 current judges are eligible to do so. He was heading an eight-judge bench, which on Monday heard the petitions filed by former Chief Justice of Pakistan Jawad S Khawaja, the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, the Jamaat-e-Islami, the Sunni Ittehad Council,…

Debate intensifies as SC bench hears petitions against 26th amendment

F.P. Report ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court’s eight-member constitutional bench on Monday continued hearing multiple petitions challenging the 26th Constitutional Amendment, which redefined judicial powers and the chief justice’s tenure. Headed by Justice Aminuddin Khan, the bench includes Justices Jamal Khan Mandokhail, Ayesha Malik, Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi, Musarrat Hilali, Naeem Akhtar Afghan, Shahid Bilal Hassan, and Muhammad Ali Mazhar. During …