ISLAMABAD, 28 August, 2026 (Nosheen): The Supreme Court Registrar’s Office has refused to receive a petition challenging the 27th Constitutional Amendment, stating that petitions of this nature can be filed before the Federal Constitutional Court. The 27th Constitutional Amendment was challenged by former Justice Shabbir Raza Rizvi. The petition argued that Pakistan’s Constitution was framed by the Constituent Assembly, which declared the Supreme Court as the highest court under the 1973 Constitution. It maintained that the current parliament could not be regarded as a Constituent Assembly and that the basic features of the Constitution could not be altered. The petitioner further argued that granting lifetime immunity to any individual was not permissible in an Islamic state, while judicial independence was directly linked to the appointment of judges. The petition claimed that the 27th Amendment had effectively violated the Constitution and requested the Supreme Court to declare the amendment null and void and strike down the lifetime immunity granted under Article 248. The Supreme Court Registrar’s Office had previously also refused to receive another petition challenging the 27th Constitutional Amendment.