Frequently misunderstood: it is not a family or religious tribunal but a court that reviews legislation for conformity with Islamic injunctions and can require the federal or provincial government to amend an offending law. Its 2022 ruling declared the interest-based financial system repugnant to Islam and set a transition deadline. Appeals go to the Shariat Appellate Bench of the Supreme Court, which includes ulema judges, not to the ordinary bench.
How the court is constituted
- Tier
- specialised
- Court type
- Court of Islamic-law review
- Jurisdiction
- Determination of whether any law or provision is repugnant to the injunctions of Islam, on its own motion or on petition, and appellate jurisdiction in Hudood cases.
- Seat
- Islamabad
- Established
- 1980
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