Overview
- The Supreme Court registry declined to entertain a draft petition by four Islamabad High Court judges under the now-removed Article 184(3) and advised them to approach the Federal Constitutional Court.
- The judges had argued the new court cannot rule on the validity of the amendment that created it, but court officials cited jurisdictional changes and filing deficiencies in refusing the plea.
- The Sindh High Court issued notices to federal ministries on petitions challenging the amendment and sought responses by December 18.
- The Lahore High Court constituted a three-member full bench to hear multiple petitions that contest the creation of the Federal Constitutional Court and new immunity provisions.
- The Federal Constitutional Court has adopted Supreme Court Rules 2025 on an interim basis, and its chief justice pledged to prioritize fundamental rights as a government minister asserted that constitutional matters now lie within the FCC’s jurisdiction.