• AGP argues both appeals and bails in pending NAB cases will now be heard by FCC• Imran, Bushra file chamber appeals seeking SC jurisdiction in Al-Qadir case
ISLAMABAD: The Supreme Court on Tuesday dropped hints that it would thrash out in detail a jurisdictional controversy over whether it retains the authority to hear bail applications in pending National Accountability Bureau (NAB) appeals, or if such pleas must be transferred to the newly established Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) under the Constitution (27th Amendment).
Headed by Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, a three-judge SC bench, also consisting of Justice Musarrat Hilali and Justice Shahid Bilal Hassan, is seized with the issue of whether pending appeals and bail applications in NAB cases fall within the category that must be shifted to the FCC for final determination.
On Tuesday, Attorney General for Pakistan (AGP) Mansoor Usman Awan argued that both appeals and bails in pending NAB cases will now be heard by the FCC.
It is legally inappropriate for one part of a case to be heard by the SC and the other by the FCC, the AGP contended, adding that under the NAB Amendment Act 2026, all appeals and bail applications against the decisions of the high courts in NAB cases stand transferred to the FCC.
