Constitutional Court Rejects Challenge to IKN Law, Affirms Jakarta Remains the Capital
JAKARTA, KOMPAS.com - The Constitutional Court (MK) has rejected in its entirety the request for judicial review of Law Number 3 of 2022 on the State Capital (UU IKN), meaning Jakarta remains Indonesia’s capital city to date.
The verdict pronouncement session for Case Number 71/PUU-XXIV/2026 was chaired by MK Chief Justice Suhartoyo in the Plenary Courtroom, Building 1 of the MK, on Tuesday (12/5/2026).
“We reject the petitioners’ request in its entirety,” said Suhartoyo in the verdict he read out.
The following are the provisions of the articles in question:
Article 2 of the DKJ Law
- By this Law, the Special Capital Region Province of Jakarta is changed to the Special Jakarta Region Province.
Article 39 of the IKN Law
- The position, function, and role of the State Capital shall remain in the Special Capital Region Province of Jakarta until the date determined for the relocation of the State Capital from the Special Capital Region Province of Jakarta to the Nusantara Capital by Presidential Decision.
According to the Court, such concerns are unfounded. In interpreting the norm of Article 2 paragraph (1) of the Special Jakarta Region Law (DKJ), it must be read comprehensively and understood in relation to the norm of Article 73 of that Law, which reads as follows:
Article 73 of the DKJ Law
This Law shall take effect on the date a Presidential Decision is issued regarding the relocation of the Unitary State of the Republic of Indonesia Capital from the Special Capital Region Province of Jakarta to the Nusantara Capital.
The Court also emphasised that there is no suspended status or legal vacuum.