Wednesday 30 May 2012

Article 203(D) of Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan

203D Powers, Jurisdiction and Functions of the Court.
    (1) The Court may, [210] [either of its own motion or] on the petition of a citizen of Pakistan or the Federal Government or a Provincial Government, examine and decide the question whether or not any law or provision of law is repugnant to the injunctions of Islam, as laid down in the Holy Quran and Sunnah of the Holy Prophet, hereinafter referred to as the Injunctions of Islam.

    [211] [(1A) Where the Court takes up the examination of any law or provision of law under clause (1) and such law or provision of law appears to it to be repugnant to the Injunctions of Islam, the Court shall cause to be given to the Federal Government in the case of a law with respect to a matter in the Federal Legislative List [211A][ * * ], or to the Provincial Government in the case of a law with respect to a matter not enumerated [211B][in the Federal Legislative List], a notice specifying the particular provisions that appear to it to be so repugnant, and afford to such Government adequate opportunity to have its point of view placed before the Court.]

    (2) If the Court decides that any law or provision of law is repugnant to the Injunctions of Islam, it shall set out in its decision:

        (a) the reasons for its holding that opinion; and
        (b) the extent to which such law or provision is so repugnant; and specify the day on which the decision shall take effect [212] [:]

    [213] [Provided that no such decision shall be deemed to take effect before the expiration of the period within which an appeal therefrom may be preferred to the Supreme Court or, where an appeal has been so preferred, before the disposal of such appeal.]

    (3) If any law or provision of law is held by the Court to be repugnant to the Injunctions of Islam,

        (a) the President in the case of a law with respect to a matter in the Federal Legislative List [212A]or the Concurrent Legislative List, or the Governor in the case of a law with respect to a matter not enumerated [212A]in either of those Lists, shall take steps to amend the law so as to bring such law or provision into conformity with the Injunctions of Islam; and
        (b) such law or provision shall, to the extent to which it is held to be so repugnant, cease to have effect on the day on which the decision of the Court takes effect.

1 comment:

  1. under Article 203 D, recently shariah court has expunged the old discriminatory finance division rule "of depriving of House rent to govt employee if he/her is residing with his/her spouse in govt house allotted to his spouse. As per old rule one of the spouse was not getting his/her full benefit from govt because other spouse was also a govt servant. THERE EXISTS ANOTHER DISCRIMINATORY RULE, THAT " ONLY ONE OF THE SPOUSE WILL GET THE HOUSING SOCIETY PLOT, OTHER WILL BE DEPRIVED" PLEASE HELP US

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