The federal government’s proposed constitutional amendment bill is expected to be presented in the National Assembly session on Sunday (today).
The bill was anticipated to be introduced in the lower house by way of a supplemental agenda, according to the sources.
The administration has decided to create a constitutional court and change Article 63-A of the Constitution, which addresses legislator defection, according to media reports.
Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar repeated the same remarks in the parliament’s upper chamber on the same day, claiming that the “Constitutional Bill” complied with the COD’s requirements, which were supported by all political parties, including the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI).
Additionally, there has been a proposal to raise the age for retirement of superior judges by three years.
According to Article 179 of the Constitution, a judge of the Supreme Court will continue to serve in that capacity until he becomes 65, whereas a judge of a high court will continue to serve in that capacity until he turns 62.
The administration is considering changing the seniority concept for selecting the chief justice, as stated by Barrister Aqeel Malik, the government’s legal affairs spokesperson, during an appearance on the Geo News show “Naya Pakistan.”
Currently, only the Supreme Court’s seniormost judge is selected as the Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) based on the seniority principle, as stated in Article 175A of the Constitution.
