Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) Chief Justice Aminuddin Khan on Tuesday stressed constitutional supremacy and observed that every public exercise must be in accordance with it.
“The Constitution must remain supreme and every exercise of the public authority must remain with in its constitutional boundaries,” he said while addressing an event in Islamabad.
The FCC chief justice noted that the Constitution was the “supreme expression of the collective will of the people”.
He went on to say that an institution created under it derives its authority from it and remains subject to its limits. The FCC was created under the 27th Constitutional Amendment passed in November 2025.
“Therefore, the fundamental philosophy that must guide the court is simple yet profound,” Justice Aminuddin added.
He described the creation of the FCC as an “important institutional development in the constitutional history of Pakistan”.
Justice Aminuddin highlighted that constitutional adjudication occupied a “unique position in the administration of justice”.
“It concerns not merely disputes between individuals but questions touching the very structure of state, the distribution of constitutional powers, the protection of fundamental rights and the preservation of the constitutional order.”
Recalling the challenges faced by the FCC upon its creation, Justice Aminuddin recalled that the court did not inherit a “fully developed institutional infrastructure” when it was created.
“We had to built an institution while simultaneously performing the judicial responsibilities entrusted to us by the Constitution,” he highlighted.
“In many respect we began our journey from scratch,” the top FCC judge remarked.
“There was no prolong period of institutional preparation before justice would begin; the court was established, the judges took their oath and the constitutional responsibility of adjudication commenced,” he said.
Recalling that three benches of the FCC commenced their work on the day the judges took their oath, Justice Aminuddin said that “moment remains a powerful reminder of the spirit with which this institution was born”.
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