FCC to hear Adiala inmates' private treatment pleas on 14th
Hearing comes two days before SC contempt case over non-implementation of Imran order
On September 14, the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) will hear appeals from three Adiala jail prisoners seeking private hospital treatment. This comes two days before the Supreme Court hears a related contempt petition against the prime minister. The FCC bench, headed by Chief Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan, includes two other judges from Punjab.
The FCC's authority to hear these cases is based on constitutional provisions that give its decisions binding power over all courts, including the Supreme Court itself. Lawyers are questioning why the prisoners' petitioners did not initially file intra-court appeals before the Islamabad High Court, as the FCC proceedings are taking place just after the summer recess.
The FCC has previously intervened in politically sensitive cases involving the PTI, granting interim relief.
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