181. Acting Judges .__(1) At any time when —
(a) the office of a Judge of the Supreme Court is vacant ; or
(b) a Judge of the Supreme Court is absent or is unable to perform the functions of his
office due to any other cause,
the President may, in the manner provided in clause (1) of Article 177, appoint a
Judge of a High��Court who is qualified for appointment as a Judge of the Supreme
Court to act temporarily as a Judge of the Supreme Court.
1[Explanation.—In this clause, 'Judge of a High Court' includes a person who has retired
as a Judge of a High Court.]
(2) An appointment under this Article shall continue in force until it is revoked by the
President.
182. Appointment of adhoc Judges. If at any time it is not possible for want of quorum
of Judges of the Supreme Court to hold or continue any sitting of the Court, or for any other
reason it is necessary to increase temporarily the number of Judges of the Supreme Court,
the Chief Justice of Pakistan 2[, in consultation with the Judicial Commission as provided in
clause (2) of the Article 175A,] may, in writing,—
(a) with the approval of the President, request any person who has held the office of a
Judge of that Court and since whose ceasing to hold that office three years have
not elapsed ; or
(b) with the approval of the President and with the consent of the Chief Justice of a
High Court, require a Judge of that Court qualified for appointment as a judge of
the Supreme Court,
to attend sittings of the Supreme Court as an ad hoc Judge for such period as may
be necessary and while so attending an ad hoc Judge shall have the same power
and jurisdiction as a Judge of the Supreme Court.
183. Seat of the Supreme Court.__ (1) The permanent seat of the Supreme Court shall,
subject to clause (3), be at Islamabad.
(2) The Supreme Court may from time to time sit in such other places as the Chief Justice
of Pakistan, with the approval of the President, may appoint.
(3) Until provision is made for establishing the Supreme Court at Islamabad, the seat of
the Court shall be at such place as the President may 3appoint.
1 Explanation added by the Constitution (Amdt.) Order, 1982 (P. O. No. 2 of 1982), Art. 2.
2 Inserted by the Constitution (Nineteenth Amendment) Act, 2010 (1 of 2011), s. 5.
3 For appointment of Rawalpindi as the seat of the Supreme Court, see Gaz. of Pak., 1974, Pt. II, p. 1387.
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