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Article 203C. The Federal Shariat Court

There shall be constituted for the purposes of this Chapter a Court to be called the Federal Shariat Court.

  1. The Court shall consist of not more than eight Muslim [7], including the , to be a[7] ppointed by the President . O. No. 1 of 1980). Art.[8] 3, (w.e.f. 26th May, 1980). [2] [3] [4] [5] [6] [7] [8]
  2. The and a shall hold office for a period not exceeding three years, but may be appointed for such further term or terms as the President may determine:
    Provided that a Judge of a High Court shall not be appointed to be a except with his consent and after consultation by the President with the Chief Justice of the High Court.
  3. The , if he is not a Judge of the Supreme Court, and a who is not a Judge of a High Court, may, by writing under his hand addressed to the President, resign his office.
  4. The Chief Justice and a Judge shall not be removed from office except in the like manner and on the like grounds as a Judge of the Supreme Court.
  5. (4C)
  6. (5)
  7. 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 may, with the approval of the President, appoint.
  8. Before entering upon office, the and a shall make before the President or [2] a person nominated by him oath in the form set out in the Third Schedule.
  9. At any time when the or a 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 or, as the case may[3] be, .
  10. A Chief Justice who is not a Judge of the Supreme Court shall be entitled to th[4] e same remuneration, al[5] lowances and privileges as are admissible to a Judge of the Supreme Court and a Judge who is not a Judge of a High Court shall be entitled to the same remuneration, allowances and privileges as are admissible to a Judge [5] of a High[6] Court:
    Provided that where a Judge is alre[7] ady drawing a pension for any other post in the service of Pakistan, the amount of such pension shall be deducted from the pension admissible under [4] this clause.[5] [4] [5] [4]<[5] /sup> [5] [4] [4] [10] [10]
Annotations (7)
  • amendment [2] the Constitution (Second Amendment) Order, 1982 (P. O. No. 5 of 1982), Art. 2. ↩
  • amendment [3] the Constitution (Second Amendment) Order, 1982 (P. O. No. 5 of 1982), Art. 2. ↩
  • amendment [4] the Revival of the Constitution of 1973 Order, 1985 (P.O. No. 14 of 1985), Art. 2 and Sch. ↩
  • amendment [5] by the Constitution (Second Amendment) Order, 1982 (P. O. No. 5 of 1982), Art. 2. ↩
  • amendment [6] the Constitution (Second Amendment) Order, 1981 (P. O. No. 7 of 1981), Art. 2. ↩
  • amendment [7] the Constitution (Second Amendment) Order, 1982, (P. O. No. 5 of 1982), Art. 3. ↩
  • amendment [8] the Constitution (Eighteenth Amendment) Act, 2010 (Act No. X of 2010), s. 74. * Corrected through corrigendum by the Legal Aid and Justice Authority (Amendment) Act, 2024 (Act No. XXIX of 2024). 1 [(3) The Chief Justice shall be a person who is, or has been, or is qualified to be, a Judge of the Supreme Court or who is or has been a permanent Judge of a High Court . (3A) Of the Judges, not more than four shall be persons each one of whom is, or has been, or is qualified to be, a Judge of a High Court and not more than three shall be Ulema .] ↩

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