Federal Constitutional Court of Pakistan
وفاقی آئینی عدالت پاکستان
Created by the 27th Amendment (Act XXXII of 2025, November 2025). It has original jurisdiction over disputes between governments (federal and provincial), can enforce fundamental rights on an application where a question of public importance arises, and gives advisory opinions to the President. It hears appeals from High Court judgments where a law allows, where the High Court certifies a substantial question on interpreting the Constitution, or, for Article 199 judgments, only with the Court's leave. No appeal lies in rent and family cases (guardianship excepted). Its decisions bind all other courts, including the Supreme Court. Permanent seat: Islamabad.
What area does it cover?
- Where does it sit?
- Islamabad
Islamabad Capital Territory
Where do appeals go?
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