ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Friday ruled that the Supreme Court (Review of Judgments and Orders) Act 2023 was “unconstitutional”. A three-member Supreme Court bench comprising Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Umar Ata Bandial, Justice Ijaz ul Ahsan and Justice Munib Akhtar had heard the multiple petitions challenging the law, enacted in late May this year by the coalition government.
“The Supreme Court Review Act is against the Constitution,” the verdict said, adding that the verdict was passed unanimously. On June 19 after six hearings- from June 7 to June 19- the bench had reserved its verdict.
The Act was challenged by Ghulam Mohiuddin, Zaman Khan Vardak, the Jurists Foundation, through its CEO Riaz Hanif Rahi, and the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
The detailed 87-page order struck down the Act as null and void and of no legal consequence. It said the Act is “repugnant to and ultra vires the Constitution […] being beyond the legislative competence of the Parliament.”
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