Pakistan Studies MCQ #37371

September‑1976 Sixth Constitutional Amendment principally concerned appellate staffing patterns linking service tribunals and superior courts widening pathways beyond earlier Chief‑Justice‑only consultation rigidities tutors attribute to turbulent last Bhutto‑year judiciary rows?

Pakistan Studies MCQ #37371

  1. Question 1

    Q1. September‑1976 Sixth Constitutional Amendment principally concerned appellate staffing patterns linking service tribunals and superior courts widening pathways beyond earlier Chief‑Justice‑only consultation rigidities tutors attribute to turbulent last Bhutto‑year judiciary rows?

    • A) Judges for superior courts consulted through enlarged consultation panels
    • B) Prime‑ministerial fiat abolished Sindh assemblies outright
    • C) Army chief became ex officio electoral referee
    • D) Council of Ministers acquired sole power to certify boundary awards

    Answer: Judges for superior courts consulted through enlarged consultation panels

    Explanation: The Sixth Constitutional Amendment (1976) expanded the consultation mechanism for judicial appointments to superior courts, moving beyond sole reliance on the Chief Justice and widening the consultative panel. This change was made during Zulfikar Ali Bhutto's final year in power amid tensions between the executive and the judiciary.