Pakistan, July 17 -- The Supreme Court (SC) on Thursday reserved its ruling on a thorny jurisdictional dispute over whether it retains the authority to hear bail applications in pending National Accountability Bureau (NAB) appeals, or if such pleas must be transferred to the newly established Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) under the 27th Amendment of the Constitution.

Headed by Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar, a three-judge SC bench -also consisting of Justice Musarrat Hilali and Justice Shahid Bilal Hassan - hinted while closing the case that the court's determination would be announced in a day or two.

The bench is seized with the dispute over whether bail applications in pending NAB appeals fall within the category requiring transfer...