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CE promulgates Oath of office (Judges) order

ISLAMABAD: The Chief Executive of Pakistan has made and promulgated the Oath of Office (Judges) Order 1999, which shall come into force at once.

According to this Order a Judge of the Superior Court viz Supreme Court of Pakistan, Federal Shariat Court and High Courts, appointed after the commencement of this Order shall, before entering upon office, make Oath before the authority specified in the Constitution and in the appropriate form set out in the Constitution.

Following is the text of the Order:

"OATH OF OFFICE (JUDGES) ORDER, 1999

Order No. 10 of 1999

"Whereas in pursuance of the Proclamation of Emergency of the fourteenth day of October, 1999, and Provisional Constitution Order No1 of 1999, the Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan has been held in abeyance;

"Whereas Pakistan is to be governed, as nearly and may be, in accordance with the Constitution;

"Whereas all Courts in existence immediately before the commencement of this Order have been continued to function and to exercise their respective power and jurisdiction;

And whereas to enable the judges of the Superior Courts to discharge their functions, it is necessary that they take oath of their office;

Now, therefore, in pursuance of the aforesaid Proclamation and Provisional Constitutional Order, the Chief Executive is pleased to make and promulgate the following Order:-

1. Short title and commencement:- (1) This order may be called the Oath of Office (Judges) Order, 1999. (2) It shall come into force at once.

2. Interpretation:- In this order, 'Superior Court' means the Supreme Court of Pakistan or a High Court or the Federal Shariat Court, and "Judge" includes Chief Justice.

3. Oath of Judges:- A judge of Superior Court appointed after the commencement of this order shall, before entering upon office, make oath before the authority specified in the Constitution and in the appropriate form set out in the Third Schedule to the Constitution. APP