Constitution 1973 § Article 175E — Original jurisdiction of Federal Constitutional Court

Statutory text (English)

(1) The Federal Constitutional Court
shall, to the exclusion of every other court, have original jurisdiction in any dispute between any two or more
Governments.

Explanation.- In this clause, “Governments” means the Federal Government and the Provincial
Governments.

(2) In the exercise of the jurisdiction conferred on it by clause

(1), the Federal Constitutional
Court shall pronounce declaratory judgments only.

(3) Without prejudice to the provisions of Article 199, the Federal Constitutional Court shall,
if it considers that a question of public importance with reference to the enforcement of any of the
Fundamental Rights conferred by Chapter 1 of Part II is involved, have the power to make an order of
the nature mentioned in the said Article:

Provided that, subject to the satisfaction of the Federal Constitutional Court, the jurisdiction
under this clause shall only be exercised if an application is filed by a person in that Court.

(4) All petitions which fall under this Article and appeals or review applications against
judgments rendered or orders passed under this Article, pending or filed before the Supreme Court or
its Constitutional Benches, prior to commencement of the Constitution (Twenty-seventh Amendment)
Act, 2025, shall forthwith stand transferred to the Federal Constitutional Court and shall only be heard
and decided by the Federal Constitutional Court.

(5) The Federal Constitutional Court may, on it sown motion or otherwise, if it considers that
the case involves a substantial question of law as to the interpretation of the Constitution, call for the
record of any case pending before any court and make such order in the case as it thinks fit.

Source and verification

Source citation: Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, Art. 175E: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN' (incl. 26th Amdt Act 2024 & 27th Amdt Act 2025), p. 86, ingested 2026-09-15. Automated transcription from official source (pypdf extraction, audited artifact repair); human admin re-check required before production.

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