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Article 177 — Appointment of Supreme Court Judges ................................ ..................... 96

Article
177
Chapter
CHAPTER 2. – THE SUPREME COURT OF PAKISTAN
Index row title
Appointment of Supreme Court Judges ................................ ..................... 96
Source document
Pakistan Constitution
Provision ID
ea059942-4973-484b-9e4e-b481a02a9f70

160 words

Verbatim text

of the Supreme Court shall be appointed by the President in accordance with Article 175A .]. 1 Substituted by the Constitution (Nineteenth Ame ndment) Act, 2011 (1 of 2011) s. 4. 2 Inserted and re -numbered by Act 1 of 2011 s. 4. 4 Subs. by the Constitution (Eighteenth Amdt.) Act, 2010 (10 of 2010), s.68, for “clause (1)”. 97 (2) A person shall not be appointed a Judge of the Supreme Court unless he is a citizen of Pakistan and— (a) has for a period of, or for periods aggregating, not less than five years been a judge of a High Court (including a High Court which existed in Pakistan at any time before the commencing day); or (b) has for a period of, or for periods aggregating, not less than fifteen years been an advocate of a High Court (including a High Court which existed in Pakistan at any time before the commencing day). 178. Oath of Office

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  • The index files this text under article 177 of the Constitution of Pakistan.
  • The index files it under the chapter heading “CHAPTER 2. – THE SUPREME COURT OF PAKISTAN”.
  • The row is titled “Appointment of Supreme Court Judges ................................ ..................... 96”.
  • The passage runs to about 160 words.

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