Peshawar High Court removes petitions concerning governor’s rule, provincial emergency and political arrests from its Nov. 10 cause list following the Federal Constitutional Court’s ruling.
PESHAWAR: The Peshawar High Court (PHC) has implemented a ruling by the Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) on petitions challenging the imposition of governor’s rule and an emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, removing several related cases from its upcoming hearing schedule.
In compliance with the decision, the high court has removed petitions concerning governor’s rule, the arrest of the former chief minister and other related matters from its cause list for Nov. 10.
According to the Federal Constitutional Court’s ruling, petitions filed on or after Oct. 12, 2026, will no longer be scheduled for hearings before the Peshawar High Court.
The decision also establishes that matters relating to the imposition of governor’s rule and a provincial emergency in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa fall within the jurisdiction of the Federal Constitutional Court.
Cases concerning the arrests of the former chief minister and the speaker of the Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Assembly have also been placed under the jurisdiction of the federal court.
Similarly, petitions challenging detention under Section 3 of the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) Ordinance will now be heard by the Federal Constitutional Court rather than the Peshawar High Court.
The development follows the federal court’s decision clarifying jurisdiction over cases filed after Oct. 12, 2026. The Peshawar High Court has subsequently adjusted its hearing schedule to comply with the ruling.
The change means that litigants challenging governor’s rule, the imposition of an emergency in the province, the arrests of key provincial political figures and detention under the MPO Ordinance will now have to pursue their cases before the Federal Constitutional Court.
The removal of the petitions from the PHC cause list reflects the transfer of these matters to the federal court’s jurisdiction under the ruling.
The decision marks a change in the judicial forum responsible for hearing the specified constitutional and detention-related petitions originating from Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.
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