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Timestamp: 2019-04-24 21:03:03+00:00

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203C. The Federal Shariat Court.—(1) There shall be constituted for the purposes of this Chapter a court to be called the Federal Shariat Court.
Provided that a Judge of a High Court shall not be appointed to be a 2[Judge] 8[****] except with his consent and 9[, except where the Judge is, himself the Chief Justice,] after consultation by the President with the Chief Justice of the High Court.
(6) The Principal seat of the Court shall be at Islamabad, but the Court may from time to time sit in such other places in Pakistan as the 3[Chief Justice] may, with the approval of the President, appoint.
(7) Before entering upon office, the 3[Chief Justice] and a 2[Judge] shall make before the President or a person nominated by him oath in the form set out in the Third Schedule.
(8) At any time when the 3[Chief Justice] or a 2[Judge] is absent or is unable to perform the functions of his office, the President shall appoint another person qualified for the purpose to act as 3[Chief Justice] or, as the case may be, 2[Judge].
2. Section 3(a) of the Constitution (Second Amendment) Order 1982, P.O. No. 5 of 1982, substituted the said word in clause 2 of Art. 203C, (w.e.f. March 25, 1982), in place of the word “members”, that was inserted by section 3 of the Constitution (Amendment) Order, 1980, P.O. No. 1 of 1980, (w.e.f. May 27, 1980).
3. Section 3(b) of the Constitution (Second Amendment) Order 1982, P.O. No. 5 of 1982, substituted the said words, in Art. 203C, (w.e.f. March 25, 1982), in place of the word “Chairman”, wherever occurring, in the Art. Art. 203C contained the word “chairman” as inserted by section 3 of the Constitution (Amendment) Order, 1980, P.O. No. 1 of 1980, (w.e.f. May 27, 1980).
4. Section 74(i) of the Constitution (Eighteenth Amendment) Act, 2010 (10 of 2010), inserted the said words, figures and letters, after the word “President” occurring at the end of clause (2) of Art. 203C, (w.e.f. April 19, 2010).
6. Section 4(a) of the Constitution (Third Amendment) Order 1985, P.O. No. 24 of 1985, added clause (3A) to Art. 203C, (w.e.f. March 19, 1985).
7. Section 74(ii) of the Constitution (Eighteenth Amendment) Act, 2010 (10 of 2010), substituted the said words and comma, in place of the words “who are well-versed in Islamic law”, in clause (3A) of Art. 203C, (w.e.f. April 19, 2010).
8. Section 74(iii) of the Constitution (Eighteenth Amendment) Act, 2010 (10 of 2010), omitted the words “for a period exceeding A[two years]” from the proviso to clause (4) of Art. 203C, (w.e.f. April 19, 2010).
A. Section 4(b) of the Constitution (Third Amendment) Order 1985, substituted the said words, in the proviso to clause 4 of Art. 203C, (w.e.f. March 19, 1985), in place of the words “one year” that appeared in the said proviso, as inserted by section 3 of the Constitution (Amendment) Order, 1980, P.O. No. 1 of 1980, (w.e.f. May 27, 1980).
9. Section 2(b) of the Constitution (Second Amendment) Order, 1980, P.O. No. 4 of 1980, inserted the said commas and words in the proviso to clause (4) of Art. 203C, (w.e.f. June 21, 1980).
10. Section 2(c) of the Constitution (Second Amendment) Order, 1980, P.O. No. 4 of 1980, inserted clause (4A) to Art. 203C, (w.e.f June 21, 1980).
and pass such other order as he may consider appropriate.
Explanation.—In this clause and clause (4C), “Judge” includes Chief Justice.
(5) A Judge of a High Court who does not accept appointment as a Judge shall be deemed to have retired from his office and, on such retirement, shall be entitled to receive a pension calculated on the basis of the length of his service as Judge and total service if any, in the service of Pakistan.
A-B. Section 10 of the Constitution (Seventeenth Amendment) Act, 2003 (3 of 2003), validated the substitution in clause (9) of Art. 203C and addition of the proviso at the end thereto, (w.e.f. December 31, 2003). Item 19 of the schedule to C.E.O. No. 24 of 2002, substituted the said word, in place of the word “salary” in clause (9) of Art. 203C and the “colon”, for the “full stop”, at the end thereof and added the proviso thereto, (w.e.f. August 21, 2002).

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