Constitution

Part VII · The Judicature · The High Courts

Oath of Office

Article 194

Amended by 18th Amendment (2010)

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Before entering upon office, the Chief Justice of a High Court shall make before the Governor, and any other Judge of the Court shall make before the Chief Justice, oath in the form set out in the Third Schedule 1[:]

2[Provided that the Chief Justice of the Islamabad High Court shall make oath before the President and other Judges of that Court shall make oath before the Chief Justice of the Islamabad High Court.]

Amendment notes (2)›
  1. 1Substituted by the Act No. 10 of 2010, section 70, for “full stop”.
  2. 2New proviso added by the Constitution (Eighteenth Amdt.) Act, 2010 (10 of 2010), section 70.

How to cite

In a petition
Article 194 of the Constitution
With heading
Article 194 of the Constitution (Oath of Office)
In full
Article 194, Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973

English text as amended up to 21 November 2025 (27th Amendment), published by Ministry of Law and Justice / National Assembly of Pakistan. The English text is authoritative. Official PDF, page 129