LEGAL
The ongoing power tussle between the Sindh Governor House and the Speaker of the Sindh Assembly has reached the Supreme Court of Pakistan, adding a new chapter to the province’s constitutional and administrative dispute.
According to official sources, Governor Sindh Kamran Tesori has filed an appeal against the Sindh High Court’s recent verdict, which directed that the acting governor — the Speaker of the Sindh Assembly — be granted full access to the Governor House.
A five-member constitutional bench, headed by Justice Aminuddin, is scheduled to hear the case on November 3.
In his petition, Governor Tesori argues that the Sindh High Court’s ruling exceeds constitutional authority and amounts to interference in the administrative domain of the Governor House. He contends that the court’s order disrupts the constitutional framework governing the roles and responsibilities of the governor and acting governor.
The controversy stems from the Sindh High Court’s directive last month, which instructed provincial authorities to allow Speaker of the Sindh Assembly full access to the Governor House during his tenure as acting governor. The decision immediately sparked a constitutional dispute between the offices of the governor and the assembly.
Legal experts suggest that the Supreme Court’s ruling will have far-reaching implications for the interpretation of constitutional powers and administrative privileges of acting governors across Pakistan.
The case is expected to be a landmark judgment defining the scope of authority between provincial executive offices in the country’s constitutional framework.