Supreme Court (Review of Judgments and Orders) Act, 2023

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 THE SUPREME COURT (REVIEW OF JUDGMENTS AND 
ORDERS) ACT, 2023 
 
 
 
 
CONTENTS 
 
1. Short title, commencement and extent 
2. Enlargement of jurisdiction of the Supreme Court 
3. Larger Bench 
4. Right to appoint counsel 
5. Judgments and orders made prior to commencement of this Act 
6. Limitation 
7. Act to override other laws etc 
  
 

 
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THE SUPREME COURT (REVIEW OF JUDGMENTS AND 
ORDERS) ACT, 2023 
ACT No. XXIII of 2023 
[26th May, 2023] 
An Act to facilitate and strengthen the Supreme Court of Pakistan in the exercise of its powers to 
review its judgment and orders 
WHEREAS Article 188 of the Constitution of Pakistan empowers the Supreme Court, subject 
to the provision of any Act of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) and any rules made by the Supreme Court, 
to review any judgment pronounced or any order made by it; 
AND WHEREAS to facilitate and strengthen the exercise of this power, it is necessary to 
enlarge the jurisdiction of the Supreme Court as expressly provided under Article 188; 
AND WHEREAS it is necessary  to ensure the fundamental right to justice by providing for 
meaningful review of judgements and orders passed by the Supreme Court in exercise of its original 
jurisdiction under Article 184; 
It is hereby enacted as follows:__ 
1. Short title, commencement and extent. __ (1) This Act  shall  be called the Supreme 
Court (Review of Judgments and Orders) Act, 2023. 
(2) It shall come into force at once. 
2. Enlargement of jurisdiction of the Supreme Court. — In case of judg ments and 
orders of the Supreme Court in exercise of its original jurisdiction under Article 1 84 of the 
Constitution, the scope of review on both facts and law, shall be the same as an appeal under Article 
185 of the Constitution. 
3. Larger Bench.— A review petition shall be heard by a Bench larger than the Bench 
which passed the original judgment or order. 
4. Right to appoint counsel.__ The review petitioner shall have the right to appoint any 
advocate of the Supreme Court of his choice for the review petition. 
5. Judgments and orders made prior to commencement of this Act.— The right to file 
a review petition shall also be available to an aggrieved person  against whom an order has  been made 
under-clause (3) of Article 184 of the Constitution, prior to the commencement of this Act: 
Provided that the review petition under this section shall be filed within sixty days of the 
commencement of this Act. 
6. Limitation.__ A review petition may be filed within sixty days of  the passing of the 
original order. 
 
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7. Act to override other laws etc. — The provisions of thi s Act shall have effect 
notwithstanding anything contained in any other law, rules or regulations for the time being in force 
or judgment of any court including the Supreme Court and a High Court.