Constitution 1973 § Article 24 — Protection of property rights

Statutory text (English)

(1) No person shall be deprived of his property save in
accordance with law.

(2) No property shall be compulsorily acquired or taken possession of save for a public purpose,
and save by the authority of law which provides for compensation therefor and either fixes the amount
of compensation or specifies the principles on and the manner in which compensation is to be
determined and given.

(3) Nothing in this Article shall affect the validity of—
(a) any law permitting the compulsory acquisition or taking possession of any
property for preventing danger to life, property or public health; or
(b) any law permitting the taking over of any property which has been acquired by,
or come into the possession of, any person by any unfair means, or in any
manner, contrary to law; or
(c) any law relating to the acquisition, administration or disposal of any property
which is or is deemed to be enemy property or evacuee property under any law
(not being property which has ceased to be evacuee property under any law); or
(d) any law providing for the taking over of the management of any property by the
State for a limited period, either in the public interest or in order to secure the
proper management of the property, or for the benefit of its owner; or
(e) any law providing for the acquisition of any class of property for the purpose
of—
(i) providing education and medical aid to all or any specified class of
citizens; or
(ii) providing housing and public facilities and services such as roads, water
supply, sewerage, gas and electric power to all or any specified class of
citizens; or
(iii) providing maintenance to those who, on account of unemployment,
sickness, infirmity or old age, are unable to maintain themselves; or
(f) any existing law or any law made in pursuance of Article 253.

(4) The adequacy or otherwise of any compensation provided for by any such law as is referred
to in this Article, or determined in pursuance thereof, shall not be called in question in any court.

Source and verification

Source citation: Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973, Art. 24: Pakistan Code portal consolidated official PDF 'THE CONSTITUTION OF THE ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF PAKISTAN' (incl. 26th Amdt Act 2024 & 27th Amdt Act 2025), p. 25, 26, 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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