Constitution 1973 § Article 175C — Appointment of Federal Constitutional Court Judges

Statutory text (English)

(1) The Chief Justice of the
Federal Constitutional Court and each of the other Judges thereof shall be appointed by the President
in accordance with Article 175A.

(2) A person shall not be appointed as Judge of the Federal Constitutional Court unless he is a
citizen of Pakistan and-
(a) is or has been a Judge of the Supreme Court; or
(b) has, for a period of not less than five years, been a Judge of a High Court; or
(c) has, for a period of not less than twenty years, been an advocate of a High Court
and is an advocate of the Supreme Court.

(3) The inter se seniority of Judges appointed under this Article shall be reckoned from the date
they enter upon the office and in case that date is same then on the basis of their age:

Provided that a Judge of the Supreme Court, who holds the said office on the commencement
of the Constitution (Twenty-seventh Amendment) Act, 2025, shall retain his inter se seniority among
Judges other than the Chief Justice of the Federal Constitutional Court.

Source and verification

Source citation: Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, Art. 175C: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN' (incl. 26th Amdt Act 2024 & 27th Amdt Act 2025), p. 85, 86, 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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