Friday, January 25, 2013

The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan Paper I of LLb Part II Resignation Judge not to hold Office of Profit, etc

206. [(1)  A Judge of the Supreme Court or for a High Court may resign his office by writing under his hand addressed to the President.

[(2)  A Judge of a High Court who does not accept appointment as a Judge of the Supreme Court 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].

207. (1) A Judge of the Supreme Court or High Court shall not

(a)       hold any other office of profit in the service of Pakistan if his remuneration is thereby increased; or

(b)       occupy any other position carrying the right to remuneration for the rendering of services.

(2)       A person who has held office as a Judge of the Supreme Court or of a High Court shall not hold any office of profit in the service of Pakistan, not being a judicial or quasijudicial office or the office of Chief Election Commissioner or of Chairman or member of a Law Commission or of Chairman or member of the Council of Islamic Ideology, before the expiration of two years after he has ceased to
hold that office.


(3) A person who has held office as a permanent Judge-
(a)       of the Supreme Court shall not plead or act in any Court or before any authority in Pakistan;

(b)       of a High Court, shall not plead or act in any Court or before any  authority within its jurisdiction;
and

(c)        of the High Court of West Pakistan as it existed immediately before the coming into force of the Province of  West Pakistan (Dissolution) Order, 1970, shall not plead or Remuneration,
etc., of Judges Resignation Judge not to hold Office of Profit, etc
act in any Court or before any authority within the jurisdiction of the principal seat of that High Court or, as the case may be, the permanent Bench of that High Court to which he was
assigned.

208. The Supreme Court [and the Federal Shariat Court], with the approval of the President and a High Court, with the approval of the Governor concerned, may make rules providing for the appointment by the Court of officers and servants of the Court and for their terms and conditions of employment

209 (1)  There shall be a Supreme Judicial Council of Pakistan, in this Chapter referred to as the Council.

(2)       The Council shall consist of

(a)       the Chief Justice of Pakistan;

(b)       the two next most senior Judges of the Supreme Court; and

(c)        the two most senior Chief Justices of High Courts.

Explanation. _ For the purpose of this clause, the inter seseniority of the Chief Justices of the High Courts shall be determined with reference to their dates of appointment as Chief Justice [otherwise than as Acting Chief Justice], and in case the dates of such appointment are the same, with reference to their dates of appointment as Judges of any of the High Courts.


(3)       If at any time the Council is inquiring into the capacity or conduct of a Judge who is a member of the Council, or a member of the council is absent or is unable to act due to
illness or any other cause, then-

(a)       if such member is a Judge of the Supreme Court, the Judge of the Supreme Court who is next in
seniority below the Judges referred to in paragraph
(b) of clause (2), and

(b)       if such member is the Chief Justice of a High Court, the Chief Justice of another High Court who is
next in seniority amongst the Chief Justices of the remaining High Courts, shall act as a member of the
Council in his place.

(4)       If, upon any matter inquired into by the Council, there is a difference of opinion amongst its members, the opinion of the majority shall prevail, and the report of the Council to the President shall be expressed in terms of the view of the majority.

Officers and Servants of Courts Supreme Judicial Council
(5)       If, on information received from the Council or from any other source, the President is of the opinion that a Judge of the Supreme Court or of a High Court

(a)       may be incapable of properly performing the duties of his office by reason of physical or mental
incapacity; or

(b)       may have been guilty of misconduct, the President shall direct the Council to inquire into the
matter.

(6)       If, after inquiring into the matter, the Council reports to the President that it is of the opinion

(a)       that the Judge is incapable of performing the duties of his office or has been guilty of misconduct,
and

(b)      that he should be removed from office, the President may remove the Judge from office.

(7)       A Judge of the Supreme Court or of a High Court shall not be removed from office except as provided by this
Article.

(8)       The Council shall issue a code of conduct to be observed by Judges of the Supreme Court and of the High Courts.

210. (1)  For the purpose of inquiring into any matter, the Council shall have the same power as the Supreme Court has to issue directions or orders for securing the attendance of any person or the discovery or production of any document; and any such direction or order shall be enforceable as if it had been issued by the Supreme Court.

(2)       The provisions of Article 204 shall apply to the Council as they apply to the Supreme Court and a High Court.

211. The proceedings before the Council, its reports to the President and removal of a Judge under clause (6) of Article 209 shall not be called in question in any court.

212. (1)  Notwithstanding anything hereinbefore contained, the appropriate Legislature may be Act [Provide for the establishment of] one or more Administrative Courts or Tribunals to exercise exclusive jurisdiction in respect of

(a)    matters relating to the terms and conditions of persons [who are or have been] in the service of
Pakistan, including disciplinary matters;

(b)    matters relating to claims arising from tortuous  acts of Government, or any person in the service of
Power of Council to enforce attendance of persons, etc
Bar of Jurisdiction Administrative Courts and Tribunals
Pakistan, or of any local or other authority empowered by law to levy any tax or cess and any
servant of such authority acting in the discharge of his duties as such servant; or

(c)     matters relating to the acquisition,administration and disposal of any property which is
deemed to be enemy property under any law.
(2)       Notwithstanding anything herein before contained, where any Administrative Court or Tribunal is established under clause (1), no other Court shall grant an injunction,make any order or entertain any proceedings in respect of any matter to which the jurisdiction of such Administrative Court or Tribunal extends [and all proceedings in respect of any such matter which may be pending before such other Court immediately before the establishment of the Administrative Court or Tribunal [other than an appeal
pending before the Supreme Court], shall abate on such establishment]:

Provided that the provisions of this clause shall not apply to an Administrative Court or Tribunal established under an Act of a Provincial Assembly unless, at the request of that Assembly made in the form of a resolution, [Majlis-I- Shoora (Parliament)] by law extends the provisions to such a Court or Tribunal.

(3)       An appeal to the Supreme Court from a judgment, decree, order or sentence of an Administrative Court or Tribunal shall lie only if the Supreme Court, being satisfied that the case involves a substantial question of law of public importance, grants leave to appeal.

212A. [Establishment of Military Courts or Tribunals.] Omitted by S.R.O. No. 1278 (I) 85, dated 30.12.1985, read with proclamation of withdrawal of Marsh Law dated 30.12.85 see Gaz. Of P. 1985, ext., Pt. I, dated 30.12.85, pp. 431-432, which was previously added by P.O. No. 21 of 1979, Art 2.

“212B. [Establishment of Special Courts for trial of heinous offences.] Replead by the Constitution (Twelfth Amdt) Act,  1991 (14 of 1991), s. 1 (3), (w.e.f. 26 th July, 1994), which was previously added by Act 14 of 1991 s. 2, (w.e.f. 27July, 1991).

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