ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – The draft of constitutional amendment that was passed by the special committee of parliament appeared on Friday.
There are 26 amendments in the approved draft that would be brought in the parliament.
The formation of constitutional bench has been proposed in the new draft.
The draft said that the judicial commission would decide the number of constitutional benches and judges.
The suo motu powers would rest with the constitutional benches according to the proposed amendment in Article 184.
All the constitutional cases would be heard by the constitutional benches as per the Article 185.
The draft includes a proposed amendment to Article 48, ensuring that advice sent to the president by the prime minister and cabinet cannot be challenged in any court.
The proposal to increase the number of judicial commission members was also given in the new draft.
Four senior most judges of Supreme Court along with the chief justice would be the members of judicial commission.
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Moreover, Law Minister, Attorney General and a nominee of Pakistan Bar Council (PBC) would also serve as the members of judicial commission.
It has also been proposed to include two members each from the National Assembly and Senate in the judicial commission.
Both the government and opposition would have one each member from the Senate and National Assembly.
The special parliamentary committee on Friday approved the 11-pages draft which would be presented in the cabinet meeting tomorrow.
The special committee's meeting took place at the Parliament House.
Meanwhile, amendments were proposed in the Article 38, 48 and 81.
The Chief Justice of Pakistan would be appointed from amongst the three most senior judges.
The CJP would be appointed on the recommendation of the special parliamentary committee.
The parliamentary committee for the appointment of chief justice will consist of 12 members.
The 12-members committee would have 8 MNAs and 4 Senators.
The prime minister would forward the name of chief justice to the President for approval.
The CJP would be appointed for the term of three years, said the draft.