Constitution 1973 § Article 175F — Appellate jurisdiction of the Federal Constitutional Court

Statutory text (English)

(1) The Federal
Constitutional Court shall have jurisdiction to hear and determine appeals from judgments, decrees,
final orders or sentences of a High Court as provided herein below –
(a) where an Act of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) so provides;
(b) if the High Court certifies that the case involves a substantial question of law as
to the interpretation of the Constitution; or
(c) from a judgment or an order of a High Court made under Article 199 only if the
Federal Constitutional Court grants leave to appeal:

Provided that no appeal shall lie against a judgment or an order of a High Court made under
Article 199, in a case which relates to rent and family except guardianship and such other matters as
may be determined by law.

(2) All petitions for leave to appeal, appeals or review applications, to which clause (1 ) apply
or any other proceedings falling within the jurisdiction of the Federal Constitutional Court, filed or
pending before the Supreme Court prior to commencement of the Constitution (Twenty-seventh
Amendment) Act, 2025, stand transferred to the Federal Constitutional Court and shall only be heard
and decided by that Court.

Source and verification

Source citation: Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, Art. 175F: 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, 87, 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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