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A temporary instrument cannot create indefeasible, permanent right or liability: FCC

Pakistan Published 5 November 2026, 05:31 · archived 5 Nov 2026

ISLAMABAD: A temporary instrument (Ordinance) cannot create an indefeasible, permanent right or liability unless that permanence is subsequently validated and adopted through an Act of Parliament with retrospective effect. A three-member bench of Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) led by Chief Justice Aminuddin, set aside the Islamabad High Court judgment and dismissed the writ petitions of Imtiaz Ali Qureshi, former member of academics, and Waqas Mahmood, former member registration in the Ministry of Federal Education. ] The legal issue before the FCC was whether the appointments made under t...

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