ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) on Monday rejected intra-court appeals (ICAs) filed by five Islamabad High Court (IHC) judges challenging the Supreme Court’s verdict on judges’ transfer, upholding the June decision.
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The court also denied the judges’ request to send the appeals back to the Supreme Court due to non-compliance, noting that none of the petitioners appeared during the hearing. The case involved Justice Mohsin Akhtar Kiyani, Justice Tariq Mehmood Jahangiri, Justice Babar Sattar, Justice Sardar Ejaz Ishaq Khan, and Justice Saman Riffat Imtiaz.
Federal Constitutional Court has dismissed Islamabad High Court judges ICA against SC judgement regrading the endorsement of three judges transfer from different high courts to IHC on the basis of non prosecution.
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They had sought to contest the transfer of Justice Sarfraz Dogar from Lahore High Court, Justice Khadim Hussain Soomro from Sindh High Court, and Justice Muhammad Asif from Balochistan High Court to the IHC.
Submitting application regarding transfer of their ICA to the Supreme Court, five Islamabad High Court judges have posed a question before FCC that whether the parliament, using its amendatory powers, abolish the judiciary altogether and confer judicial powers to another body? pic.twitter.com/JBEoGJyMIc
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A six-member FCC bench, headed by Chief Justice Aminuddin Khan, heard the case. Other judges on the bench included Justice Syed Hassan Azhar Rizvi, Justice K K Agha, Justice Aamer Farooq, Justice Ali Baqir Najafi, Justice Rozi Khan Barrech, and Justice Arshad Hussain Shah.
FCC Denies Islamabad HC Judges’ Appeal Over Transfer Rulinghttps://t.co/aEcdoE0xBr pic.twitter.com/DA7vsTiDyL
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During proceedings, the bench emphasized that the appeals could not be considered due to non-compliance and absence of petitioners. The IHC judges had contended that their appeals did not fall under Articles 175E or 175F of the Constitution and therefore could not be transferred to the FCC under the 27th Constitutional Amendment.
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They requested that the ICA be returned to the Supreme Court, arguing that the amendment itself lacked legal authority over statutory appeals filed under the Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Act, 2023.
The Supreme Court in June had already dismissed similar petitions from the IHC judges, Karachi Bar Association, and IHC Bar Association, terming the transfers constitutional. The FCC’s ruling now reinforces the SC verdict, ensuring the transfers of the three judges remain intact, and sets a precedent for cases filed under the amended constitutional provisions.