Courts face packed week of PTI cases
SC, FCC and IHC take up politically charged cases amid constitutional changes
The new judicial year begins with the Supreme Court, Federal Constitutional Court, and Islamabad High Court handling a series of significant cases involving Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf. This is the first year the Supreme Court begins under a new constitutional arrangement that shifts its jurisdiction to the newly established Federal Constitutional Court.
The FCC will hear appeals from three Adiala jail inmates seeking treatment at private hospitals and questions the election of a Khyber Pakhtunkhwa chief minister. The Islamabad High Court will resume proceedings concerning the PTI long march and Imran Khan's transfer to a hospital. The Supreme Court is also bound to follow FCC judgments under a newly amended Article 189 of the Constitution.
The focus is on Chief Justice Yahya Afridi and whether he will address the challenges facing the judiciary. Lawyers argue that executive influence remains a major challenge. The Supreme Court ceremony marks the opening of the judicial year, while the FCC simultaneously takes up two significant cases. The FCC proceedings come just two days before the Supreme Court is due to hear a contempt petition against the prime minister.
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