Part VII · The Judicature · The Supreme Court of Pakistan

Decisions of Federal Constitutional Court and Supreme Court binding on other Courts

Article 189

Amended by 27th Amendment (2025)

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English · authoritative

¹[(1)

Any decision of the Federal Constitutional Court shall, to the extent that it decides a question of law or is based upon or enunciates a principle of law, be binding on all other courts in Pakistan including the Supreme Court.

(2)

Any decision of the Supreme Court shall, to the extent that it decides a question of law or is based upon or enunciates a principle of law, be binding on all other courts in Pakistan except the Federal Constitutional Court.]

Urdu · official translation (2018)

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