(3) No suit or other legal proceedings shall lie in any court against any authority or any person for
or on account of or in respect of any order made, proceedings taken or act done whether in the
exercise or purported exercise of the powers referred to in clause (2) or in execution of or in
compliance with orders made or sentences passed in exercise or purported exercise of such powers.
270. Temporary validation of certain laws, etc.___ (1) 1[MajliseShoora (Parliament)] may by
law made in the manner prescribed for legislation for a matter in Part I of the Federal Legislative List
validate all Proclamations, President's Orders, Martial Law Regulations, Martial Law Orders and
other laws made between the twentyfifth day of March, one thousand nine hundred and sixtynine,
and the nineteenth day of December, one thousand nine hundred and seventy one (both days
inclusive).
(2) Notwithstanding a judgment of any court, a law made by 1[MajliseShoora (Parliament)]
under clause (1) shall not be questioned in any court on any ground, whatsoever.
(3) Notwithstanding the provisions of clause (1), and a judgment of any court to the contrary,
for a period of two years from the commencing day, the validity of all such instruments as are
referred to in clause (1) shall not be called in question before any court on any ground whatsoever.
(4) All orders, made, proceedings taken, and acts done by any authority, or any person, which
were made, taken or done, or purported to have been made, taken or done, between the twentyfifth
day of March, one thousand nine hundred and sixtynine and nineteenth day of December, one
thousand nine hundred and seventyone (both days inclusive), in exercise of powers derived from any
President's Orders, Martial Law Regulations, Martial Law Orders, enactments, notifications, rules,
orders or byelaws, or in execution of any order made or sentence passed by any authority in the
exercise or purported exercise of power as aforesaid shall, notwithstanding any judgment of any
court, be deemed to be and always to have been validly made, taken or done, so however that any
such order, proceeding or act may be declared invalid by1[Majlise Shoora (Parliament)] at any time
within a period of two years from the commencing day by resolution of both Houses, or in case of
disagreement between the two Houses, by such resolution passed at a joint sitting and shall not be
called in question before any court on any ground, whatsoever.
2[3[270A . Affirmation of President’s Orders, etc..— (1) The Proclamation of the fifth day of
July, 1977, all President's Orders, Ordinances, Martial Law Regulations, Martial Law Orders,
including the Referendum Order, 1984 (P.O. No. 11 of 1984), 4* * * the Revival of the Constitution
of 1973 Order, 1985 (P.O. No. 14 of 1985), the Constitution (Second Amendment) Order, 1985 (P.O.
No. 20 of 1985), the Constitution (Third Amendment) Order, 1985 (P.O. No. 24 of 1985), and all
other laws made between the fifth day of July,1977, and the date on which this Article comes into
force are hereby affirmed, adopted and declared, notwithstanding any judgement of any court, to
have been validly made by competent authority and, notwithstanding anything contained in the
Constitution, shall not be called in question in any court on any ground whatsoever :
Provided that a President's Order, Martial Law Regulation or Martial Law Order made after the
thirtieth day of September, 1985, shall
1 Subs. by the Revival of the Constitution of 1973 Order, 1985 (P.O. No. 14 of 1985), Art. 2 and Sch., for "Parliament".
2 Articles 270A and 270B ins. by P. O. No. 14 of 1985, Art. 2 and Sch.,
3 Article 270A subs. by the Constitution (Eighth Amdt.) Act. 1985 (18 of 1985) s. 19, for "Art. 270A" (w.e.f. 30121985) vide S.R.O. No. 1279(1)/85, dated 291285 read with Proclamation
of withdrawal of Martial Law, dated 301285, see Gaz. of Pak., 1985, Ext., Pt. 1. pp. 431432.
4 Certain words omitted by the Constitution (Eighteenth Amdt.) Act, 2010 (10 of 2010), s. 95.
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