ISLAMABAD: The Registrar\u2019s Office of Pakistan\u2019s Supreme Court has refused to receive a petition challenging the 27th Constitutional Amendment, stating that petitions of this nature can be filed before the Federal Constitutional Court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The petition was submitted by former judge Justice (retd.) Shabbir Raza Rizvi, who sought to challenge the 27th Constitutional Amendment before the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
However, the Supreme Court Registrar\u2019s Office declined to receive the petition.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
According to the Registrar\u2019s Office, matters of this nature fall within the jurisdiction of the Federal Constitutional Court and therefore cannot be entertained by the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The office maintained that petitions challenging the constitutional amendment should be filed before the Federal Constitutional Court instead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The refusal has added another legal development to the controversy surrounding the 27th Constitutional Amendment, particularly regarding the jurisdiction of the country\u2019s superior courts following the constitutional changes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The latest petition was submitted by Justice (retd.) Shabbir Raza Rizvi, but the Registrar\u2019s Office did not accept it for processing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
This is not the first time that the Supreme Court Registrar\u2019s Office has declined to receive a petition challenging the amendment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Supreme Court Office had previously also refused to accept another petition filed against the 27th Constitutional Amendment, citing similar jurisdictional considerations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The development raises questions about the changing constitutional jurisdiction of Pakistan\u2019s courts and the appropriate forum for challenges concerning constitutional amendments.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Registrar\u2019s Office has effectively taken the position that such challenges should now be brought before the Federal Constitutional Court rather than the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The distinction between the two judicial forums has become particularly significant in light of the constitutional changes introduced through the 27th Amendment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For the petitioners seeking to challenge the amendment, the Registrar\u2019s decision means that they may have to approach the Federal Constitutional Court to have their legal arguments heard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The refusal to receive the petition does not, by itself, constitute a judicial ruling on the validity or constitutionality of the 27th Amendment. Rather, it concerns the forum in which such a challenge should be presented.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A registrar\u2019s office generally deals with procedural and administrative matters concerning the filing of cases. Therefore, the decision not to receive the petition on jurisdictional grounds is distinct from a judicial determination on the substantive arguments raised against the amendment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The petition submitted by Justice (retd.) Shabbir Raza Rizvi will consequently not proceed before the Supreme Court through the filing route used in the latest attempt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The Registrar\u2019s Office has instead indicated that the Federal Constitutional Court is the appropriate forum for such petitions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The issue could continue to develop if the petitioner decides to challenge the Registrar\u2019s decision or files the petition before the Federal Constitutional Court.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The repeated refusal to receive petitions against the 27th Amendment also indicates that the Supreme Court Registrar\u2019s Office is consistently applying its stated position regarding jurisdiction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
As the constitutional debate continues, the question of which court has authority to hear challenges against the amendment could itself become an important legal issue.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
For now, the Supreme Court Registrar\u2019s Office has made its position clear: petitions of this nature should be filed before the Federal Constitutional Court rather than the Supreme Court.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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