However, under the current military government, members are appointed unilaterally by the junta, the State Administration Council.

54, Ottarathiri Township, Nay Pyi Taw City, Myanmar.

In the 1974 Constitution, only the Pyithu Hluttaw (House of Representatives) had the power of interpretation (according to article 200 and 201).

All representatives in this Convention agreed to the following basic principles concerning with the establishment of a Constitutional Tribunal - “A Constitutional Tribunal shall be set up to interpret the provisions of the Constitution, to scrutinize whether or not laws enacted by the Pyidaungsu Hluttaw, the Regional Hluttaws, the State Hluttaws and functions of executive authorities of Pyidaungsu, Regions, States and Self-Administered Areas are in conformity with the Constitution.

In the aftermath of the 2021 Myanmar coup d'état, on 8 February, the State Administration Council seized control of the tribunal by successfully pressuring all sitting judges to resign and appointing nine new members, including Than Kyaw as chair.