Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973
Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973 — Article 206
206. Resignation..—4[(1)] A Judge of the 3[Federal Constitutional Court or of the] Supreme Court or of a High Court may resign his office by writing under his hand addressed to the President. 3 [(2) A Judge of a High Court who does not accept appointment as a Judge of the Federal Constitutional Court or the Supreme Court or a Judge of the Supreme Court who does not accept appointment as a Judge of the Federal Constitutional Court shall be deemed to have retired from his office and, on retirement, shall be entitled to receive a pension calculated on the basis of the length of his service as Judge and total service, if any, in the service of Pakistan.] 1 Added by the Constitution (Second Amendment) Order, 1980 (P. O. No. 4 of 1980), Art. 6. 2 Subs. by the Revival of the Constitution of 1985 (P. O. No. 14 of 1985), Art. 2 and Sch. 3 Ins. and sub. by the Constitution (Twenty-seventh Amendment) Act, 2025 (Act No. XXXII of 2025), ss. 43-45. 4 Renumbered by the Constitution (Fifth Amendment) Act, 1976 (Act No. LXII of 1976), s. 14, (w.e.f. the 13th September, 1976).
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