Constitution 1973 § Article 203H — Pending proceedings to continue, etc

Statutory text (English)

(1) Subject to clause

(2) nothing in this Chapter
shall be deemed to require any proceedings pending in any court or tribunal immediately before the
commencement of this Chapter or initiated after such commencement, to be adjourned or stayed by reason
only of a petition having been made to the Court for a decision as to whether or not a law or provision of
law relevant to the decision of the point in issue in such proceedings is repugnant to the Injunctions of
Islam; and all such proceedings shall continue, and the point in issue therein shall be decided, in accordance
with the law for the time being in force.

(2) All proceedings under clause

(1) of Article 203B of the Constitution that may be pending before
any High Court immediately before the commencement of this Chapter shall stand transferred to the Court
and shall be dealt with by the Court from the stage from which they are so transferred.

(3) Neither the Court nor the Supreme Court shall in the exercise of its jurisdiction under this
Chapter have power to grant an injunction or make any interim order in relation to any proceedings pending
in any other court or tribunal.

Source and verification

Source citation: Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, Art. 203H: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN' (incl. 26th Amdt Act 2024 & 27th Amdt Act 2025), p. 102, 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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