Constitution 1973 § Article 207 — Judge not to hold office of profit, etc

Statutory text (English)

(1) A Judge of the 1[Federal Constitutional Court
or of the Supreme Court] or of a High Court shall not—
(a) hold any other office of profit in the service of Pakistan if his remuneration is
thereby increased; or
(b) occupy any other position carrying the right to remuneration for the rendering
of services.

(2) A person who has held office as a Judge of the 1[Federal Constitutional Court or of the
Supreme Court] or of a High Court shall not hold any office of profit in the service of Pakistan, not
being a judicial or quasi-judicial office or the office of Chief Election Commissioner or of Chairman
or member of a Law Commission or of Chairman or member of the Council of Islamic Ideology, before
the expiration of two years after he has ceased to hold that office.

(3) A person who has held office as a permanent Judge—
(a) of the 1[Federal Constitutional Court or of the Supreme Court], shall not plead
or act in any court or before any authority in Pakistan; 1[and]
(b) of a High Court, shall not plead or act in any court or before any authority within
its jurisdiction 1[.]
(c) 1[* * * * * * *]

Source and verification

Source citation: Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, Art. 207: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN' (incl. 26th Amdt Act 2024 & 27th Amdt Act 2025), p. 104, 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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