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Chapter 3: "The High Courts" of Part VII: "The Judicature"
192 Constitution of High Court.
(1) A High Court shall consist of a Chief Justice and so many other Judges as may be determined by law or, until so determined, as may be fixed by the President.
(2) The Sind and Baluchistan High Court shall cease to function as a common High Court for the Provinces of Baluchistan and Sind.
(3) The President shall, by 437 Order, establish a High Court for each of the Provinces of Baluchistan and Sind and may make such provision in the Order for the principal seats of the two High Courts, transfer of the Judges of the common High Court, transfer of cases pending in the common High Court immediately before the establishment of two High Courts and, generally, for matters consequential or ancillary to the common High Court ceasing to function and the establishment of the two High Courts as he may deem fit.
(4) The jurisdiction of a High Court may, by Act of 438[Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament)] 438, be extended to any area in Pakistan not forming part of a Province.
193 Appointment of High Court Judges.
(1) The Chief Justice and each of the other Judges of a High Court shall be appointed by the President in accordance with Article 175A.
(c) he has, for a period of not less than ten years, held a judicial office in Pakistan.
(3) In this Article, "District Judge" means Judge of a principal civil court of original jurisdiction.
A judge of the High Court shall hold office until he attains the age of sixty-two years, unless he sooner resigns or is removed from office in accordance with the Constitution.
the President shall appoint 451[one of the other Judges of the High Court, or may request one of the Judges of the Supreme Court] 451, to act as Chief Justice.
the President may, in the manner provided in clause (1) of Article 193, appoint a person qualified for appointment as a Judge of the High Court to be Additional Judge of the Court for such period as the President may determine, being a period not exceeding such period, if any, as may be prescribed by law.
198 Seat of the High Court.
453[(1)] 453 Each High Court in existence immediately before the commencing day shall continue to have its principal seat at the place where it had such seat before that day.
(1A) The High Court for Islamabad Capital Territory shall have its principal seat at Islamabad.
(2) Each High Court and the Judges and divisional courts thereof shall sit at its principal seat and the seats of its Benches and may hold, at any place within its territorial jurisdiction, circuit courts consisting of such of the Judges as may be nominated by the Chief Justice.
(3) The Lahore High Court shall have a Bench each at Bahawalpur, Multan and Rawalpindi; the High Court of Sind shall have a Bench at Sukkur; the Peshawar High Court shall have a Bench each at Abbottabad 456[, Mingora] 456 and Dera Ismail Khan and the High Court of Baluchistan shall have a Bench at Sibi 457[and Turbat] 457.
(5) A Bench referred in clause (3), or established under clause (4), shall consist of such of the Judges of the High Court as may be nominated by the Chief Justice from time to time for a period of not less than one year.
(b) for all incidental, supplemental or consequential matters.
199 Jurisdiction of High Court.
(c) on the application of any aggrieved person, make an order giving such directions to any person or authority, including any Government exercising any power or performing any function in, or in relation to, any territory within the jurisdiction of that Court as may be appropriate for the enforcement of any of the Fundamental Rights conferred by Chapter 1 of Part II.
(2) Subject to the Constitution, the right to move a High Court for the enforcement of any of the Fundamental Rights conferred by Chapter 1 of Part II shall not be abridged.
(3) An order shall not be made under clause (1) on application made by or in relation to a person who is a member of the Armed Forces of Pakistan, or who is for the time being subject to any law relating to any of those Forces, in respect of his terms and conditions of service, in respect of any matter arising out of his service, or in respect of any action taken in relation to him as a member of the Armed Forces of Pakistan or as a person subject to such law.
(ii) would have the effect of suspending an order or proceeding which on the face of the record is without jurisdiction.
Provided that the matter shall be finally decided by the High Court within six months from the date on which the interim order in made.
(4B) Every case in which, on an application under clause (1), the High Court has made an interim order shall be disposed of by the High Court on merits within six months from the day on which it is made, unless the High Court is prevented from doing so for sufficient cause to be recorded.
(b) in any other case, the Advocate-General for the Province in which the application is made.
Explanation.-In this Article, "Judge" does not include a Chief Justice 474[but includes a Judge for the time being acting as Chief Justice of a High Court other than a Judge of the Supreme Court acting as such in pursuance of a request made under' paragraph (b) of Article 196] 474.
(2) Where a Judge is so transferred or is appointed to an office other than the principal seat of the High Court, he shall, during the period for which he serves as a judge of the High Court to which he is transferred, or holds such other office, be entitled to such allowances and privileges, in addition to his salary, as the President may, by Order, determine.
Provided that a Judge shall not be so required except with his consent and the approval of the President and after consultation with the Chief Justice of Pakistan and the Chief Justice of the High Court of which he is a Judge.
201 Decision of High Court binding on Subordinate Courts.
Subject to Article 189, any decision of a High Court shall, to the extent that it decides a question of law or is based upon or enunciates a principle of law, be binding on all courts subordinate to it.
Subject to the Constitution and law, a High Court may make rules regulating the practice and procedure of the Court or of any court subordinate to it.
Each High Court shall supervise and control all courts subordinate to it.
(2) Notwithstanding anything contained in Article 175, any two provinces may, with the consent of the President, agree that there shall be a common High Court for the two Provinces, and the President shall establish a common High Court accordingly.
Explanation.- The Sind and Baluchistan High Court as functioning immediately before the commencing day shall be deemed to have been established under this clause.
(3) A High Court established under clause (2) shall have jurisdiction in both the Provinces for which it has been established.
(4) The agreement referred to in clause (2) shall contain such incidental and consequential provisions, including provisions relating to sharing of expenditure connected with the high Court, as may appear necessary or desirable for giving effect to the purposes of the agreement and shall specify by which Governor any function which is to be discharged by the Governor of a Province under this Chapter shall be discharged in respect of the High Court, and the Governor so specified shall have the power to discharge that function.
437 For such Order in respect of establishment of High Courts for Baluchistan and Sind, see the President's Order No. 6 of 1976 of November 29, 1976, Gazette of Pakistan, 1976, Extraordinary, Part I, pages 595-99.
438 Substituted by Revival of Constitution of 1973 Order, 1985 (President's Order No. 14 of 1985), Art 2, Sch. item 1 (with effect from March 2, 1985) for "Parliament".
except where the appointment is that of Chief Justice, with the Chief Justice of the High Court.
440 Substituted by Constitution (Eighteenth Amendment) Act, 2010, Section 69(ii) (with effect from August 21, 2002) for " 441[forty-five] 441".
441 Substituted by Legal Framework (Amendment) Order, 2002 (Chief Executive's Order No. 29 of 2002), Article 2(4) (with effect from October 9, 2002) for "forty".
442 Inserted by Constitution (First Amendment) Act, 1974 (33 of 1974), Article 8 (with effect from May 4, 1974).
443 Substituted by Constitution (Eighteenth Amendment) Act, 2010, Section 70 (with effect from April 19, 2010) for ".".
444 Inserted by Constitution (Eighteenth Amendment) Act, 2010, Section 70 (with effect from April 19, 2010).
446[(1)] 446 A Judge of a High Court shall hold office until he attains the age of 447[sixty-five years] 447, unless he sooner resigns or is removed from office in accordance with the Constitution.
447 Substituted by Legal Framework (Amendment) Order, 2002 (Chief Executive's Order No. 29 of 2002), Article 2(4) (with effect from October 9, 2002) for "sixty-two years".
(3) When a Judge assumes the office of the most senior of the other Judges of a High Court under clause (2), the Judges who was until then the most senior of the other Judges shall rank next after him in order of seniority.
(6) Notwithstanding anything contained in clause (1) or clause (2), a Chief Justice of a High Court who attains the age of sixty-two years before he has held that office for a term of four years may continue to hold that office until he has completed that term.
449 Inserted by Constitution (Fifth Amendment) Act, 1976 (62 of 1976), Section 9 (with effect from September 16, 1976).
450 Inserted by Constitution (Sixth Amendment) Act, 1976 (84 of 1976), Section 3 (with effect from December 13, 1976).
451 Substituted by Revival of Constitution of 1973 Order, 1985 (President's Order No. 14 of 1985), Art 2, Sch. item 38 (with effect from March 2, 1985) for " 452[one of the Judges of the High Court who have not previously held the office of Chief Justice of the High Court otherwise than under this Article] 452".
452 Substituted by Constitution (Fifth Amendment) Act, 1976 (62 of 1976), Section 9 (with effect from September 16, 1976) for "the most senior of the other Judges of the High Court".
454 Inserted by Constitution (Eighteenth Amendment) Act, 2010, Section 71(i) (with effect from April 19, 2010).
455 Inserted by Revival of Constitution of 1973 Order, 1985 (President's Order No. 14 of 1985), Art 2, Sch. item 39 (with effect from March 2, 1985).
456 Inserted by Constitution (Eighteenth Amendment) Act, 2010, Section 70(ii)(a) (with effect from April 19, 2010).
457 Inserted by Constitution (Eighteenth Amendment) Act, 2010, Section 70(ii)(b) (with effect from April 19, 2010).
(3) An order shall not be made under clause (1) on application made by or in relation to a member of the Armed Forces of Pakistan in respect of his terms and conditions of service, in respect of any matter arising out of his service or in respect of any action taken in relation to him as a member of the Armed Forces of Pakistan.
(d) issue any process against the Chief Martial Law Administrator or a Martial Law Administrator or any person acting under the authority of either.
(3B) Every such order, injunction or process as is referred to in clause (3-A) made, granted or issued at any time before or after the commencement of the Constitution (Amendment)Order, 1980, shall, notwithstanding any judgment of any Court, be null and void and of no effect whatsoever and any proceedings for the making, granting or issue Of such order, injunction or process which may be pending before any Court, including the Supreme Court and a High Court, shall abate.
(3C) The Proclamation of the fifth day of July 1977, all President's Orders, Orders of the Chief Martial Law Administrator, Martial Law Regulations and Martial Law Orders made on or after the fifth day of July 1977, are hereby declared, notwithstanding any judgment of any Court, to have been validly made.
(c) an order for the release on bail, or an order suspending the operation of an order for the custody, of any person against whom a report or complaint has been made before any court or tribunal, or against whom a case has been registered at any police station, in respect of an offence, or who has been convicted by any court or tribunal.
(3B) Every such order as is referred to in clause (3A) made at any time after the commencement of the Constitution (Fourth Amendment) Act, 1975, shall cease to have effect and all applications for the making of any such order that may be pending before any High Court shall abate.
(3C) The provisions of clauses (3A) and (3B) shall also apply to the disposal of an application in a petition for leave to appeal or in an appeal, from an order such as is referred to in the said clause (3A) that my be pending-before the Supreme Court immediately before the commencement of the Constitution (Fifth Amendment) Act, 1976.
460 Inserted by Constitution (Amendment) Order, 1980 (President's Order No. 1 of 1980), Section 2 (with effect from May 26, 1980).
(b) for the grant of bail to a person detained, under any law providing for preventive detention.
462 Inserted by Constitution (Fourth Amendment) Act, 1975 (71 of 1975), Section 8(a) (with effect from November 21, 1975).
463 Inserted by Revival of Constitution of 1973 Order, 1985 (President's Order No. 14 of 1985), Art 2, Sch. item 40(2) (with effect from March 2, 1985).
(4A) An interim order made by a High Court on an application made to it to question the validity or legal effect of any order made, proceeding taken or act done by any authority or person, which has been made, taken or done or purports to have been made, taken or done under any law which is specified in part I of the First Schedule or relates to, or is connected with, 466[State Property or] 466 assessment or collection of public revenues shall cease to have effect on the expiration of a period of 467[six months] 467 following the day on which it is made, 468[provided that the matter shall be finally decided by the High Court within six months from the date on which the interim order is made] 468.
465 Inserted by Constitution (Fourth Amendment) Act, 1975 (71 of 1975), Section 8(b) (with effect from November 21, 1975).
466 Inserted by Revival of Constitution of 1973 Order, 1985 (President's Order No. 14 of 1985), Art 2, Sch. item 40(3)(a) (with effect from March 2, 1985).
467 Substituted by Revival of Constitution of 1973 Order, 1985 (President's Order No. 14 of 1985), Art 2, Sch. item 40(3)(b) (with effect from March 2, 1985) for "sixty days".
468 Substituted by Legal Framework Order, 2002 (Chief Executive's Order No. 24 of 2002), Article 3(1), Sch. item 18 (with effect from August 21, 2002) for "unless the case is finally decided, or the interim order is withdrawn, by the Court earlier".
469 Inserted by Revival of Constitution of 1973 Order, 1985 (President's Order No. 14 of 1985), Art 2, Sch. item 40(4) (with effect from March 2, 1985).
470 Substituted by Constitution (Fifth Amendment) Act, 1976 (62 of 1976), Section 12 (with effect from September 16, 1976) for ".".
472 Inserted by Constitution (Fifth Amendment) Act, 1976 (62 of 1976), Section 12 (with effect from September 16, 1976).
473 Substituted by Revival of Constitution of 1973 Order, 1985 (President's Order No. 14 of 1985), Art 2, Sch. item 41 (with effect from March 2, 1985) for "one year".
474 Inserted by Constitution (Third Amendment) Order, 1985 (President's Order No. 24 of 1985), Section 3(a) (with effect from March 19, 1985).
(2) When a judge is so transferred, he shall, during the period for which he serves as a judge of the High Court to which he is transferred, be entitled to such compensatory allowance, in addition to his salary, as the President may, by Order, determine.
476 Inserted by Constitution (First Amendment) Act, 1974 (33 of 1974), Section 10 (with effect from May 4, 1974).
477 Inserted by Revival of Constitution of 1973 Order, 1985 (President's Order No. 14 of 1985), Art 2, Sch. item 41 (with effect from March 2, 1985).
(4) A Judge of a High Court who does not accept transfer to another High Court under clause (1) 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.
479 Inserted by Constitution (Third Amendment) Order, 1985 (President's Order No. 24 of 1985), Section 3(c) (with effect from March 19, 1985).

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