KARACHI: Sindh has formally established constitutional courts in the province through a newly promulgated ordinance, Acting Governor Awais Qadir Shah announced on Tuesday. The law, titled “The Constitutional Benches of Sindh High Court Procedure and Practice Ordinance 2025,” comes into immediate effect.
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Under the ordinance, judges for the constitutional courts will be appointed in Sindh, following approval of a summary forwarded by the provincial law department. Acting Governor Shah signed the ordinance after due administrative procedures.
The move comes amid ongoing legal challenges to the 27th Constitutional Amendment, which was recently passed by Parliament. Last Thursday, the amendment was challenged in the Sindh High Court on grounds that it undermines the fundamental structure of the Constitution.
Petitioner Ibrahim Saifuddin argued that the amendment violates the basic principles of the division of powers, judicial independence, and the rule of law. He further contended that it enhances the role of the Parliament and the executive in appointing judges to both the Constitutional Court and the Supreme Court.
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The petitioner has requested the court to declare the 27th Constitutional Amendment unconstitutional, asserting that it contradicts Islamic and democratic principles and should be considered null and void.