Constitution 1973 § Article 197 — Additional Judges

Statutory text (English)

At any time when—
(a) the office of a Judge of a High Court is vacant; or
(b) a Judge of a High Court is absent or is unable to perform the functions of his office
due to any other cause; or
(c) for any reason it is necessary to increase the number of Judges of a High Court, 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.

Source and verification

Source citation: Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, Art. 197: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN' (incl. 26th Amdt Act 2024 & 27th Amdt Act 2025), p. 93, 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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