Part VII · The Judicature · The Supreme Court of Pakistan
Retiring age
Article 179
Amended by 17th Amendment (2003)
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English · authoritative
1[A Judge of the Supreme Court shall hold office until he attains the age of sixty-five years, unless he sooner resigns or is removed from office in accordance with the Constitution 2[:]]
3[Provided that the term of the Chief Justice of 4[Supreme Court] shall be three years or unless he sooner resigns or attains the age of sixty-five years or is removed from his office in accordance with the Constitution, whichever is earlier:
Provided further that the Chief Justice of 4[Supreme Court] on completion of his term of three years shall stand retired notwithstanding his age of superannuation.]
Urdu · official translation (2018)