Advocate Shubham Rana

Two senior judges of Pakistan’s Supreme Court, Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah and Justice Athar Minallah, resigned in protest against the 27th Constitutional Amendment. They argued that this amendment undermines the Constitution by creating a new Federal Constitutional Court, stripping the Supreme Court of its power to decide constitutional matters, and abolishing its suo motu jurisdiction. Their resignations were acts of principled opposition, highlighting the erosion of judicial independence and subjugation of the judiciary to executive control. They stated that remaining in the court under such conditions would mean silent approval of constitutional violations. Their resignations mark a significant constitutional crisis, underscoring threats to the judiciary’s role as a guardian of fundamental rights in Pakistan.