The Supreme Court’s Registrar Office in Islamabad has refused to receive a petition challenging the 27th Constitutional Amendment.
According to the Registrar’s Office, such petitions can be filed in the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC).
Justice (retd) Shabbar Raza Rizvi challenged the 27th Amendment, says the Constitution of Pakistan was framed by the Legislative Assembly, which also declared the Supreme Court as the highest court in the 1973 Constitution.
The current assembly is in no way a constituent assembly, adds the petitioner, saying the basic features of the Constitution cannot be altered.
No one can be given lifelong immunity in an Islamic state, the petition prays and adds the independence of the judiciary is directly related to the appointment of judges.
The Constitution has actually been violated through the 27th Amendment, the petition says. So, the Supreme Court should declare the 27th Constitutional Amendment null and void, it adds.
The lifetime immunity granted under Article 248 should also be struck down, it was urged.
The Supreme Court had previously also refused to receive a petition against the 27th Amendment.
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