ISLAMABAD: A new petition was filed in the Supreme Court against the proposed constitutional amendments as the government seeks to extend the service period of the judges and establish constitutional courts.
The country is witnessing political turmoil revolving around Centre’s prospective constitutional amendment bill, aimed at making major changes to Pakistan’s judicial and parliamentary systems, which the opposition parties, especially Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) vehemently oppose.
The petitioner requested the court to declare the proposed constitutional amendments to extend the tenure of the top judge as unconstitutional being in violation of the fundamental principles of judicial independence and separation of powers.
He also prayed that Article 179, which establishes the judges’ age of retirement should be declared the basic structure of the Constitution and that it cannot be amended.
The petitioner requested the court to strike down any attempts by the executive or legislative branches to introduce a new Constitutional Court that undermines the authority of the existing Supreme Court.
