Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973 — Article 175B

175B. Constitution of Federal Constitutional Court..—(1) The Federal Constitutional Court shall consist of a Chief Justice to be known as the Chief Justice of the Federal Constitutional Court of Pakistan hereinafter referred to as the Chief Justice of the Federal Constitutional Court and as many other Judges as may be determined by Act of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) or, until so determined, as may be fixed by the President: Provided that the Federal Constitutional Court shall have equal number of Judges from each Province and at least one Judge from Islamabad High Court. Explanation.- In no case the number of Judges from the Islamabad High Court shall exceed the numbers of Judges from a Province: Provided further that nothing contained in the first proviso shall effect the functioning of the Federal Constitutional Court.

(2)The President may, by Order, make necessary provisions for the matters consequential or ancillary to the establishment and functioning of the Federal Constitutional Court. 175C. Appointment of Federal Constitutional Court Judges.- (1) The Chief Justice of the Federal Constitutional Court and each of the other Judges thereof shall be appointed by the President in accordance with Article 175A.

(2)A person shall not be appointed as Judge of the Federal Constitutional Court unless he is a citizen of Pakistan and

(a)is or has been a Judge of the Supreme Court; or 1 Subs. and ins. by the Constitution (Twenty-seventh Amendment) Act, 2025 (ACT No. XXXII of 2025), ss. 20-21.

(b)has, for a period of not less than five years, been a Judge of a High Court; or

(c)has, for a period of not less than twenty years, been an advocate of a High Court and is an advocate of the Supreme Court.

(3)The inter se seniority of Judges appointed under this Article shall be reckoned from the date they enter upon the office and in case that date is same then on the basis of their age: Provided that a Judge of the Supreme Court, who holds the said office on the commencement of the Constitution (Twenty-seventh Amendment) Act, 2025, shall retain his inter se seniority among Judges other than the Chief Justice of the Federal Constitutional Court. 175D. Oath of Office of the Chief Justice and other judges of the Federal Constitutional Court. __ Before entering upon office, the Chief Justice of the Federal Constitutional Court shall make before the President, and any other Judge of the Federal Constitutional Court shall make before the Chief Justice, oath in the form set out in the Third Schedule.