Chamber of two judges to hear cases, while the appeal against the court’s decision will be heard by at least three judges.
President Asif Ali Zardari swears in Justice Aminuddin Khan as the President of the Federal Constitutional Court during a ceremony at Aiwan-i-Sadr on Friday. Photo: APP
The Federal Constitutional Court has decided to adopt the Supreme Court Rules 2025 for the practice and procedure of the court. A meeting with Chief Justice Aminuddin Khan, who presides, took the decision. The express PAkGazette learned.
The full court decided that cases at the FCC will be heard by a court of at least two judges, while cases against the decision of a two-judge court will be heard by a court composed of at least three judges.
Supreme Court lawyers will be eligible to appear before the FCC, it was also decided at the meeting. The attorney general and attorneys general of the four provinces have been informed of the decisions.
The adoption of the Supreme Court Rules clarifies how the newly formed FCC will structure its proceedings. The rules, drawn up by a committee formed by Chief Justice Yahya Afridi, were updated earlier this month.
The committee deliberated with the Pakistan Bar Council and the Supreme Court Bar Council to modernize the 1980 rules, presenting the final draft to the full court. The 2025 rules include 60 new provisions, while five outdated provisions were removed. The new set of guidelines aims to modernize and digitalize the legal system, bringing procedural clarity to the justice system, according to the Supreme Court.
