CB bench exchanges light remarks amid speculation over constitutional court location
ISLAMABAD:
Even before the adoption of the 27th Constitutional Amendment, speculation has begun about where the Federal Constitutional Court, the formation of which is proposed under the amendment package, will be established.
Members of a five-member constitutional bench of the Supreme Court on Friday made comments and exchanged interesting remarks on the amendment proposal that the ruling PML-N will soon introduce in Parliament, without even naming it.
The CB, headed by Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan, was hearing a case related to the Civil Service Rules.
During the hearing, when Justice Khan asked if the case would be concluded today, lawyer Faisal Siddiqi asked for it to be decided today as he did not want to discuss it in the Federal Shariat Court building, where the new court is speculated to be set up.
“If you had to choose a building, why choose the Federal Shariat Court?” he asked, a comment that made the judges smile.
Siddiqi further suggested that if they had to take a building after the formation of the Federal Constitutional Court, they could have taken the one next door.
Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail, apparently referring to the PPP’s refusal to support the amendment bill, commented that some progress had been made overnight in favor of the lawyer.
The lawyer noted that he firmly believed that nothing could harm the Supreme Court. Justice Mandokhail replied that if he had that faith, then there was nothing to worry about.
Siddiqi further commented that the judges looked quite grand in the courtroom. Justice Mandokhail noted that changing the building will not reduce our powers. The hearing was later postponed.
