RAJA AMER KHAN vs FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary, Law and Justice Division, Ministry of Law and Justice, Islamabad S — 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 S
Subject matter: Constitutional
Provisions referred to: S. 6---C

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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 S. 6---Constitution of Pakistan, Arts. 184(3) & 188---Supreme Court Rules, 1980, O.XXVI---Supreme Court (Practice and Procedure) Act, 2023 ('the Act'), constitutionality of---Constitutional petitions before the Supreme Court challenging the constitutionality of the Act---Change of counsel in review petitions---Under Section 6 of the Act, a right has been accorded to appoint a counsel of choice for filing a review petition, which was not earlier permissible---The right of changing or appointing new counsel of choice to file and pursue the review application/petition shall not be construed as allowing a rehearing of the matter, and the counsel so appointed should not attempt to reargue the whole case, or expect to start from scratch as an opportunity of rehearing to cure or supplant the lacunas, mistakes and/or oversights of the earlier counsel---Mere repetition of old and overruled arguments through a different counsel would be insufficient and impermissible in this regard.

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