Constitution 1973 § Article 203J — Power to make rules

Statutory text (English)

(1) The Court may, by notification in the official Gazette, make
rules for carrying out the purposes of this Chapter.

(2) In particular, and without prejudice to the generality of the foregoing power, such rules may
make provision in respect of all or any of the following matters, namely:—
(a) the scale of payment of honoraria to be made to jurisconsults, experts and
witnesses summoned by the Court to defray the expenses, if any, incurred by
them in attending for the purposes of the proceedings before the Court; 2[*]
(b) the form of oath to be made by a Jurisconsult, expert or witness appearing before
the Court 3[;]
1[(c) the powers and functions of the Court being exercised or performed by Benches
consisting of one or more members constituted by the Chairman;
(d) the decision of the Court being expressed in terms of the opinion of the majority
of its members or, as the case may be, of the members constituting a Bench; and
(e) the decision of cases in which the members constituting a Bench are equally
divided in their opinion.]

(3) Until rules are made under clause

(1), the Shariat Benches of Superior Courts Rules, 1979,
shall, with the necessary modifications and so far as they are not inconsistent with the provisions of
this Chapter, continue in force.]

Source and verification

Source citation: Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, Art. 203J: 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, 103, 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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