2025 SCMR 301 (PLP)
ABID SHAHID ZUBERI and others — Appellants Versus FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary and others — Respondents
| Citation | 2025 SCMR 301 (PLP) |
| Forum / Court | Supreme Court of Pakistan |
| Bench Members | Qazi Faez Isa, C.J., Naeem Akhtar Afghan and Shahid Bilal Hassan, JJ |
| Parties | ABID SHAHID ZUBERI and others — Appellants Versus FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary and others — Respondents |
| Primary Law | Constitution of Pakistan |
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Laws Cited
Representation
- Hamid Khan, Senior Advocate Supreme Court, Abid Shahid Zuberi, Advocate Supreme Court and Appellant No. 1/ Petitioner No. 1 with appellants/petitioners, namely, Ch. Ishtiaq Ahmed Khan, Tahir Faraz Abbasi and Shafqat Mehmood Chauhan, Advocate Supreme Court for Appellants.
- Nemo for Respondents.
- f. That the petitioners have mentioned that they are advocates and members of the Pakistan Bar Council whereas the Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Act stipulates that lawyers should not become parties.
Headnotes / Summary
Art. 184(3)
Constitution petition challenging the proposed Twenty-Sixth (26th) Constitutional Amendment
Constitution petition and appeal dismissed as withdrawn
Counsel for the appellants/petitioners stated that he had been engaged on their behalf and had been instructed to withdrawl Civil Miscellaneous Appeal No. 89 of 2024 and the unnumbered Constitution Petition, filed on 16 September 2024 in respect of which certain objections were noted by the Registrar's office
Appellant No. 1 and the petitioner No. 1, who was earlier representing himself and was also the counsel of the other appellants/petitioners confirmed the statement made by the counsel
In such circumstances, Supreme Court declared that the said Appeal and the unnumbered Constitution Petition were dismissed as withdrawn.
Judgment & Decree
QAZI FAEZ ISA, CJ.
Learned senior counsel Mr. Hamid Khan states that he has been engaged today on behalf of the appellants/petitioners and has been instructed to withdraw Civil Miscellaneous Appeal No. 89 of 2024 and the unnumbered Constitution Petition, filed on 16 September 2024 in respect of which the following objections were noted by the Registrar's office: 'a. The petition has been filed under Article 184(3) of the Constitution to challenge a document which has not yet attained the status of a law and it is stated to be a 'proposed law', not yet introduced in the parliament. b. That it is the members of the National Assembly and the Senate who may pass a bill, if and when presented. However, they are not arrayed as parties. The Federation, the Provinces, the Principal Secretary to the Prime Minister and the President who are listed as respondents are not members of Parliament. c. That respondents Nos. 9 and 10 cannot be arrayed as parties in view of Article 248 of the Constitution. d. That under the Constitution the power to make laws vests in the Legislature and the same cannot be curtailed before a law is made. e. That hypothetical questions are posed in the petition. f. That the petitioners have mentioned that they are advocates and members of the Pakistan Bar Council whereas the Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Act stipulates that lawyers should not become parties. g. That if the petitioners have a grievance and want to be portrayed as members of the Pakistan Bar Council they should first approach their respective bodies, i.e., the Supreme Court Bar Association and the Pakistan Bar Council for authorizing them to represent these bodies. h. The interim order in the case of Raja Amer Khan v. The Federation of Pakistan passed in C.P. 6 of 2023 (at page 52 of the petition) cannot be considered by this office as a binding decision under Article 189 of the Constitution.
2. Mr. Abid Shahid Zuberi, the appellant No. 1 and the petitioner No. 1, who was earlier representing himself and was also the counsel of the other appellants/petitioners confirms the statement made by the learned senior counsel.
3. Therefore, the said Appeal and the unnumbered Constitution Petition are dismissed as withdrawn. MWA/A-49/SC Order accordingly.