Article 239 — Constitution, amendment Bill ................................ ................................ .... 143

2[239. (1) A Bill to amend the Constitution may originate in either House and, when the Bill has been passed by the votes of not less than two-thirds of the t otal membership of the House, it shall be transmitted to the other House. (2) If the Bill is passed without amendment by the votes of not less than two -thirds of the total membership of the House to which it is transmitted under clause (1), it shall, subj ect to the provisions of clause (4), be presented to the President for assent. (3) If the Bill is passed with amendment by the votes of not less than two -thirds of the total membership of the House to which it is transmitted under clause (1), it shall be reconsidered by the House in which it had originated, and if the Bill as amend ed by the former House is passed by the latter by the votes of not less than two -thirds of its total membership it shall, subject to the provisions of clause (4), be presented t o the President for assent. (4) A Bill to amend the Constitution which would have the effect of altering the limits of a Province shall not be present ed to the President for assent unless it has been passed by the Provincial Assembly of that Province by the votes of not less than two -thirds of its total membership. (5) No amendment of the Constitution shall be called in question in any court on any ground whatsoever. (6) For the removal of doubt, it is hereby declared that there is no limitation whateve r on the power of the Majlis -e-Shoora (Parliament) to amend any of the provisions of the Constitution.] ___________ 2 Subs. by the Constitution (Second Amdt.) Order, 1985 (P. O. No. 20 of 1985), Art. 3, for Art. 239, which was previously subs. by P. O. No. 14 of 1985, Art. 2 and Sch., for "the original Arti cle 239." 144 PART XII Miscellaneous 240. Appointment s to service of Pakistan and conditions of service