Advocate Mian Dawood Says Judges Cannot Personally Challenge Parliamentary Constitutional Amendments
Lahore (Qudrat News) — Advocate Mian Dawood stated that, at first glance, no judge of the High Court or even the Supreme Court can personally challenge a constitutional amendment passed by Parliament.
In a statement on X, he explained that any judge attempting to do so would be violating their oath, breaching Article 5 of the Constitution, and committing judicial misconduct. He added that the Supreme Judicial Council, acting on a citizen’s complaint or suo moto, can recommend the removal of such a judge under Article 209 of the Constitution.
Advocate Dawood further noted that, surprisingly, Justice Tariq Mahmood Jahangiri, who is facing a fake degree case, did not join the four esteemed fellow judges who filed a constitutional petition against the 27th Amendment in the Supreme Court. The petition was later withdrawn in accordance with the law. He suggested that Justice Jahangiri may be “filling a gap on his own accord.”
بادی النظر میں ہائیکورٹ حتی کہ سپریم کورٹ کا کوئی بھی جج پارلیمنٹ کی جانب سے کی گئی آئین میں ترمیم کو ذاتی حیثیت میں چیلنج نہیں کر سکتا۔۔۔ اگر کوئی ایسا کرتا ہے تو ایسا جج اپنے حلف کی خلاف ورزی، آئین کے آرٹیکل 5 کی خلاف ورزی اور مس کنڈکٹ کا مرتکب ہوگا۔
سپریم جوڈیشل کونسل کسی…— Mian Dawood (@miandawoodadv) November 20, 2025
