FCC dismisses pleas challenging ISL Act’s validity

Business Recorder reported that the Federal Constitutional Court has rejected review petitions contesting the validity of the Income Support Levy Act, 2013. The petitions challenged a Supreme Court ruling dated December 28, 2021, which had found the Act was not passed through the constitutionally required legislative process and therefore was not valid law.

The FCC said the earlier judgment contained no apparent error or fundamental flaw that justified reopening the matter. It also upheld the view that the levy did not qualify as a Money Bill under the Constitution, so legislation imposing it required approval through the ordinary process involving both Houses of Parliament. The court said a later order could not displace the earlier determination without following the proper judicial procedure.