FCC rulings binding on all courts, including SC
The Federal Constitutional Court of Pakistan has ruled that its legal interpretations are binding on all other courts, including the Supreme Court. This judgment arose from a case involving a student's PhD thesis extension request at the International Islamic University Islamabad.
Why it matters
This establishes a clear judicial hierarchy and clarifies the scope of judicial review regarding the autonomy of educational institutions.
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facebook --> twitter --> whatsup --> linkded --> email MORE (3) Messenger Whatsapp --> The Federal Constitutional Court building. Photo: File ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has reiterated that its decisions on questions of law are binding on all courts in Pakistan, including the Supreme Court.
The observation came in a 24-page judgment authored by Justice Syed Hasan Azhar Rizvi while deciding a petition filed by a female student whose request for an extension to submit her PhD thesis had been rejected by the International Islamic University Islamabad (IIUI).
The Islamabad High Court (IHC) had also dismissed her petition.
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