The Federal Supreme Court, on Tuesday, ruled to dismiss a lawsuit filed by several minority representatives against the Governor and the head of the Nineveh Provincial Council. In a statement, the court clarified that it "reviewed lawsuit No. 194/federal/2026, initiated by
plaintiffs who are members of the current parliamentary term: Waad Mahmoud Ahmed Al-Qaddo (Shabak quota representative), Ahlam Ramadan Fattah (Kakai component representative), and Khalid Siddo Aziz (Yazidi quota representative). Also among the plaintiffs was Duraid Jameel Eshoo, a member of
parliament from the fifth term and representative of the Christian component. The suit named as defendants the head of the Nineveh Provincial Council and the Governor of Nineveh, in addition to their official capacities." The lawsuit's core, as detailed by the
court, challenged the validity of Nineveh Provincial Council's decision No. (168) for 2026. This decision had involved an absolute majority vote on recommendations from a committee established under administrative order No. (7048 on 24/12/2024). These recommendations focused on residential lands
where owners held official deeds but construction was prohibited. The plaintiffs sought a ruling declaring the decision unconstitutional. Concluding its review, the court stated its "decision was issued to dismiss the plaintiffs' lawsuit due to lack of jurisdiction, based on Article
(93/Third) of the 2005 Constitution of the Republic of Iraq, and Article (31/Eleventh/3) of the amended Law No. (21) of 2008 concerning provinces not organized into a region." The court further affirmed that "the decision was issued by agreement, as
final and binding, final and binding, in accordance with Articles (93 and 94) of the 2005 Constitution of the Republic of Iraq, and Articles (4 and 5) of the amended Law No. (30) of 2005 concerning the Federal Supreme Court,"
noting its public announcement on September 7, 2026.
