{"id":530038,"date":"2026-02-08T01:28:42","date_gmt":"2026-02-07T20:28:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/?p=530038"},"modified":"2026-02-08T01:28:42","modified_gmt":"2026-02-07T20:28:42","slug":"phc-declares-kp-govts-police-amendment-act-illegal","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/phc-declares-kp-govts-police-amendment-act-illegal\/","title":{"rendered":"PHC declares KP govt\u2019s police amendment act illegal"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> PESHAWAR<br \/>\nIn a landmark ruling aimed at safeguarding the independence of law enforcement, Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Saturday declared Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police Amendment Act 2024 null and void.<br \/>\nThe court characterized provincial government\u2019s attempt to subject appointment of senior police officers to Chief Minister\u2019s approval as unconstitutional, warning that such measures risk turning police force into a \u201cpolitical tool.\u201d<br \/>\nThe 28-page written judgment, authored by Chief Justice SM Atiq Shah, followed a petition filed by Barrister Yousaf Khan.<br \/>\nThe verdict asserts that an apolitical and practically autonomous police force was not merely a preference but a constitutional requirement essential for protection of fundamental rights, guarantee of fair trials, and principle of equality before law.<br \/>\nThe court took a firm stance against provincial government\u2019s move to strip Inspector General of Police (IGP) of authority to appoint field commanders.<br \/>\nAccording to decision, bypassing IG to grant Chief Minister control over individual postings breaks vital command structure of police force.<br \/>\nThe bench emphasized that for police command to remain coherent and for discipline to be maintained, daily administrative matters, specifically transfers and postings\u2014must remain strictly under purview of the IGP.<br \/>\nThe responsibility of enforcing the law lies with police chief, and he is answerable only to the law,\u201d the verdict stated, clarifying that Chief Minister\u2019s authority was limited to broad policy guidance rather than micro-management of individual officer assignments.<br \/>\nThe PHC highlighted a clear distinction between policy supervision and administrative interference. While provincial government holds right to provide policy direction under a constitutional system, judgment argued that 2024 amendments effectively eliminated police\u2019s operational autonomy.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PESHAWAR In a landmark ruling aimed at safeguarding the independence of law enforcement, Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Saturday declared Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police Amendment Act 2024 null and void. The court characterized provincial government\u2019s attempt to subject appointment of senior police officers to Chief Minister\u2019s approval as unconstitutional, warning that such measures risk turning police [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-530038","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","6":"category-top-news"},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.4 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>PHC declares KP govt\u2019s police amendment act illegal<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/leadpakistan.com.pk\/news\/phc-declares-kp-govts-police-amendment-act-illegal\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"PHC declares KP govt\u2019s police amendment act illegal\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"PESHAWAR In a landmark ruling aimed at safeguarding the independence of law enforcement, Peshawar High Court (PHC) on Saturday declared Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Police Amendment Act 2024 null and void. 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