Constitution

Part VII · The Judicature · The High Courts

Retiring age

Article 195

Amended by 17th Amendment (2003)

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1[A Judge of a High Court shall hold office until he attains the age of sixty-two years, unless he sooner resigns or is removed from office in accordance with the Constitution.]

Amendment notes (1)›
  1. 1Article 195 subs. by the Constitution (seventeenth Amdt.) Act, 2003 (3 of 2003), section 7, which was previously amended byvarious enac tments (see also Article 267B).

How to cite

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Article 195 of the Constitution
With heading
Article 195 of the Constitution (Retiring age)
In full
Article 195, 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 130