ISLAMABAD (Dunya News) – Another petition challenging the 26th amendment has been filed in the Supreme Court (SC) by Afrasiab Khattak.
The petition names all major political parties, including the PML-N and PPP as respondents.
It requested the formation of a full court bench to hear the case.
Earlier, the 26th constitutional amendment was challenged in the Supreme Court's Lahore Registry.
The federal government and the Ministry of Law have been made parties in the petition. The petitioner has argued that preventing a specific bench from hearing certain cases obstructs the judiciary's independence.
The petitioner further states that setting a principle for the appointment of judges from the three most senior judges and requiring retirement before the age of 65 undermines the judiciary's autonomy.