RAJA AMER KHAN vs FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary, Law and Justice Division, Ministry of Law and Justice, Islamabad Ss — 2025 PLD 869 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation: 2025 PLD 869 SUPREME-COURT
Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year: 2025
Reporter: PLD
Parties: RAJA AMER KHAN vs FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary, Law and Justice Division, Ministry of Law and Justice, Islamabad Ss
Subject matter: Constitutional

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Judgment text as reported

RAJA AMER KHAN VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary, Law and Justice Division, Ministry of Law and Justice, Islamabad Ss. 2 & 3---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 184(3)---Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Act, 2023 ('the Act'), constitutionality of---Constitutional petitions before the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the Act---Chief Justice of Pakistan---"Master of the Roster"---Changes made after promulgation of the Act---Prior to the promulgation of the Act, the Chief Justice alone was the master of the roster, and without the issuance of the roster of sittings or the constitution of benches by him, no Judge or bench of Judges could embark on or assume any jurisdiction except for the cases assigned by the Chief Justice, however in order to mitigate and clip off the sole discretion of the Chief Justice, the Act was enacted and now, for all intents and purposes, the functions of the master of the roster which vested solely in the Chief Justice have now been assigned and shifted to the collegium comprising the Chief Justice and the two next most senior judges of this Court as the masters of the roster for issuing the roster of sittings and constituting benches after due deliberation.

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