LHCBA challenges 23rd amendment

Says there is no justification for extension of military courts

ISLAMABAD: Lahore High Court Bar Association (LHCBA) has filed a petition challenging the 23rd constitutional amendment that gave an extension to military courts.

The petition says that the Supreme Court validated the military courts under the 21^st amendment saying that it was an exception because of the war on terror but if an exception is repeated it assumes the character of a rule.

It is also stated that the military courts failed to combat terrorism during the last two years and hence there is no justification to extend their tenure.



Earlier, Supreme Court Bar Association (SCBA) while challenging the constitutional amendment said that the instant petition be graciously accepted and the Constitution (21st Amendment) Act, 2017, (Act XII of 2017) and Pakistan Army (Amendment) Act, 2017 (Act II of 2017) be declared invalid for violating the basic structure and salient features of the constitution as well as fundamental rights.

Pakistan Bar Council has already decided to challenge the military courts extension soon.