Pakistan, Oct. 1 -- The Federal Constitutional Court has made its rules public, outlining procedures for contempt proceedings and review petitions. Under the rules, any person can submit an application seeking contempt proceedings. The court can also initiate contempt proceedings on its own.

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The rules allow action against a lawyer if the court finds a review petition to be filed with malicious intent. Applicants must deposit Rs50,000 as security before filing a review petition. The court may confiscate the security amount if it dismisses the petition or declares it baseless.

The rules state that a review petition should, as far as possible, be heard by the same be...