Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act, 1997
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THE SUPREME COURT (NUMBER OF JUDGES) ACT, 1997
THE SUPREME COURT (NUMBER OF JUDGES) ACT, 1997 ACT NO. XXXIII OF 1997 [1st November, 1997] An Act to determine the number of the judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan
WHEREAS Article 176 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan provides that the Supreme Court of Pakistan shall consist of a Chief Justice and so many other judges as may be determined by Act of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament);
AND WHEREAS it is appropriate that the number of judges of the Supreme Court is determined by Act of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) as required by the Constitution;
It is hereby enacted as follows:⸻
Section 1. Short title and commencement
⸻(1) This Act may be called the Supreme Court (Number of Judges) Act, 1997.
(2) It shall come into force at once.
[1] Section 2. Maximum number of Supreme Court Judges other than Chief Justice
⸻ The maximum number of Judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan other than the Chief Justice shall be up to thirty-three.] _________
1Subs. by Act No. XXX of 2024, s.2.
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THE SUPREME COURT (NUMBER OF JUDGES) ACT, 1997
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2. Maximum number of Supreme Court Judges other than Chief Justice
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THE SUPREME COURT (NUMBER OF JUDGES) ACT, 1997
ACT NO. XXXIII OF 1997
[1st November, 1997]
An Act to determine the number of the judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan
WHEREAS Article 176 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan provides that
the Supreme Court of Pakistan shall consist of a Chief Justice and so many other judges as may be
determined by Act of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament);
AND WHEREAS it is appropriate that the number of judges of the Supreme Court is
determined by Act of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament) as required by the Constitution;
It is hereby enacted as follows:⸻
1. Short title and commencement.⸻(1) This Act may be called the Supreme Court (Number
of Judges) Act, 1997.
(2) It shall come into force at once.
1[2. Maximum number of Supreme Court Judges other than Chief Justice. ⸻ The
maximum number of Judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan other than the Chief Justice shall be up
to thirty-three.]
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T (NUMBER OF JUDGES) ACT, 1997 ACT NO. XXXIII OF 1997 [1st November, 1997] An Act to determine the number of the judges of the Supreme Court of Pakistan WHEREAS Article 176 of the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan provides that the Supreme Court of Pakistan shall consist of a Chief Justice and so many other judges as may be determined by Act of Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament); AND WHEREAS it is appropriate that the number of judges of
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176. Constitution of Supreme Court. The Supreme Court shall consist of a Chief Justice to be known as the Chief Justice 1[of Supreme Court] of Pakistan and so many other Judges as may be determined by Act of 2[Majlis-e-Shoora (Parliament)] or, until so determined, as may be fixed by the President 1[:] 1[Prov
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