Constitution 1973 § Article 155 — Complaints as to interference with water supplies

Statutory text (English)

(1) If the interests of a Province,
the Federal Capital 3[******] or any of the inhabitants thereof, in water from any natural source of
supply 4[or reservoir] have been or are likely to be affected prejudicially by—
(a) any executive act or legislation taken or passed or proposed to be taken or
passed, or
(b) the failure of any authority to exercise any of its powers with respect to the use
and distribution or control of water from that source,
the Federal Government or the Provincial Government concerned may make a complaint in writing to
the Council.

(2) Upon receiving such complaint, the Council shall, after having considered the matter, either
give its decision or request the President to appoint a commission consisting of such persons having
special knowledge and experience in irrigation, engineering, administration, finance or law as he may
think fit, hereinafter referred to as the Commission.

(3) Until 2[Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament)] makes provision by law in this behalf, the provisions
of the Pakistan Commissions of Inquiry Act, 1956 (VI of 1956), as in force immediately before the
commencing day shall apply to the Council or the Commission as if the Council or the Commission
were a Commission appointed under that Act to which all the provisions of section 5 thereof applied
and upon which the power contemplated by section 10A thereof had been conferred.

(4) After considering the report and supplementary report, if any, of the Commission, the
Council shall record its decision on all matters referred to the Commission.

(5) Notwithstanding any law to the contrary, but subject to the provisions of clause

(5) of
Article 154, it shall be the duty of the Federal Government and the Provincial Government concerned
in the matter in issue to give effect to the decision of the Council faithfully according to its terms and
tenor.

(6) No proceeding shall lie before any court at the instance of any party to a matter which is or
has been in issue before the Council, or of any person whatsoever, in respect of a matter which is
actually or has been or might or ought to have been a proper subject of complaint to the Council under
this Article.

Source and verification

Source citation: Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, Art. 155: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN' (incl. 26th Amdt Act 2024 & 27th Amdt Act 2025), p. 71, 72, ingested 2026-09-15. Automated transcription from official source (pypdf extraction, audited artifact repair); human admin re-check required before production.

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