Constitution 1973 § Article 215 — Term of office of Commissioner 2[and members]

Statutory text (English)

(1) The Commissioner 2[and a
member] shall, subject to this Article, hold office for a term of 3[five] years from the day he enters
upon his office:
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Provided that two of the members shall retire after the expiration of first two and a half years
and two shall retire after the expiration of the next two and a half years:
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Provided further that the Commissioner and a member shall, notwithstanding the expiration
of his term, continue to hold office until his successor enters upon the office:]

Provided 4[also] that the Commission shall for the first term of office of members draw a lot as
to which two members shall retire after the first two and a half years:

Provided also that the term of office of a member appointed to fill a casual vacancy shall be
the unexpired term of office of the member whose vacancy he has filled.]
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(2) The Commissioner 2[or a member] shall not be removed from office except in the manner
prescribed in Article 209 for the removal from office of a Judge and, in the application of the Article
for the purposes of this clause, any reference in that Article to a Judge shall be construed as a reference
to the Commissioner 2[or, as the case may be, a member].

(3) The Commissioner 2[or a member] may, by writing under his hand addressed to the
President, resign his office.
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(4) Vacancy in the office of the Commissioner or a member shall be filled within forty-five
days.]

Source and verification

Source citation: Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, Art. 215: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN' (incl. 26th Amdt Act 2024 & 27th Amdt Act 2025), p. 109, 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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