Constitution

Part VII · The Judicature · General Provisions Relating to the Judicature

Resignation

Article 206

Amended by 5th Amendment (1976)

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English · authoritative

1[(l)

] A Judge of the 2[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.]

Urdu · official translation (2018)

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Amendment notes (3)›
  1. 1Article 206 re-numbered as clause (1) of that Article, by the Constitution (Fifth Amdt.) Act, 1976 (62 of 1976), section 14, (with effect from the 13th September, 1976).
  2. 2Inserted by the Act No. 32 of 2025, section 45.
  3. 3New clause (2) subs. ibid.

How to cite

In a petition
Article 206 of the Constitution
With heading
Article 206 of the Constitution (Resignation)
In full
Article 206, 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 147