Before the 27th Amendment of 2025, what original jurisdiction did Article 184(3) of the 1973 Constitution give the Supreme Court of Pakistan?
Answer and explanation
Correct answer: D. Power to make orders on questions of public importance concerning enforcement of Fundamental Rights
- Step 1: Article 184(3) conferred original jurisdiction on the Supreme Court, historically used in public-interest and suo motu matters. Step 2. It applied where a question of public importance concerned the enforcement of Fundamental Rights; the 27th Amendment later omitted Article 184 and moved this role to the Federal Constitutional Court. Answer: Power to make orders on questions of public importance concerning enforcement of Fundamental Rights. Why not the others: Exclusive jurisdiction over trade and customs treaties was never conferred by Article 184(3); dissolving the National Assembly is governed by Article 58 and is not a Supreme Court power; trying criminal offences by civil servants belongs to ordinary criminal courts, not the Supreme Court's original jurisdiction.
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