CJP Afridi-led full court makes no mention of 27th Amendment

Published on: November 15, 2025 2:42 AM

There was no discussion on the 27th Amendment in a full court meeting called by Chief Justice of Pakistan (CJP) Yahya Afridi on Friday, according to a Supreme Court (SC) press release. It was reported on Friday that after a series of letters seeking a full court meeting on the contentious amendment, which was enacted into law, the CJP called one on Saturday. According to the press release issued after the meeting, the participants “unanimously updated the Supreme Court Rules, 2025 on the recommendation of the committee, comprising Hon’ble Justice Shahid Waheed, Hon’ble Justice Irfan Saadat Khan, Hon’ble Justice Naeem Akhtar Afghan and Hon’ble Justice Aqeel Ahmed Abbasi, constituted under Rule 1(4) of Order I of the Supreme Court Rules, 2025 for removal of difficulties arising in giving effect to its provisions”. It said the meeting extended “sincere appreciation to each member of the committee individually for undertaking such a massive task of meticulously reviewing the Supreme Court Rules, 1980, drafting the Supreme Court Rules, 2025 and addressing the suggestions thereon for removal of difficulties”. “The updated Supreme Court Rules, 2025, are to improve service delivery and ensure inexpensive and expeditious administration of justice,” it added. Moreover, the full court meeting also unanimously approved the grant of the status of senior advocate of the Supreme Court to Muhammad Munir Paracha – who was an advocate of the SC until now – in terms of Rule 5 of Order IV of the Supreme Court Rules, 2025. According to the statement, the updated rules were aimed at improving service delivery and ensuring “inexpensive and expeditious administration of justice”. The updated rules comprise as many as seven parts, 38 orders, and six schedules, with approximately 280 provisions amended, 60 new provisions added, and five outdated provisions deleted. As many as 17 Supreme Court judges were in attendance, while Justice Munib Akhtar and Justice Ayesha Malik skipped the meeting.