Aamir Mahmood
Coverage of Aamir Mahmood in the Nexus archive.
- SC settles jurisdictional dispute; says it cannot hear NAB cases, transfers them to FCC
The Supreme Court ruled it cannot hear bail applications in pending National Accountability Bureau (NAB) cases and transferred them to the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC). The decision, authored by Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, cited constitutional and legal provisions to establish jurisdictional limits. Two petitions—one from NAB and another from an under-trial prisoner—were central to the ruling.
- SC reserves ruling on jurisdictional dispute with FCC over authority to hear bail applications in pending NAB appeals
The Supreme Court of Pakistan reserved its ruling on a jurisdictional dispute between itself and the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) over authority to hear bail applications in pending National Accountability Bureau (NAB) appeals. The court is examining whether bail applications fall under the FCC's jurisdiction per the 27th Constitutional Amendment or remain under the Supreme Court's purview under Section 32 of the NAB law.