The Civil Services (Qualification for appointment as High Court Judge) Act, 1965

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THE CIVIL SERVICES (QUALIFICATION FOR APPOINTMENT
           AS HIGH COURT JUDGE) ACT, 1965




                                  CONTENTS

  1.   Short title and commencement
  2.   Certain Groups of APUG to be civil service for purposes of Article 193 (2) (b) of the
       Constitution




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             THE CIVIL SERVICES (QUALIFICATION FOR APPOINTMENT AS
                         HIGH COURT JUDGE) ACT, 1965
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                                                          ACT No. XXI of 1965
                                                                                                                     [3rd December, 1965]

                An Act to prescribe the Civil Service of Pakistan to be a civil service for the purposes of
                         paragraph (b) of clause (2) of Article 92 of the Constitution.

       WHEREAS it is expedient to prescribe the Civil Service of Pakistan to be a civil service for
the purposes of paragraph (b) of clause (2) of Article 92 of the Constitution ;

         AND WHEREAS the national interest of Pakistan in relation to the achievement of
uniformity within the meaning of clause (2) of Article 131 of the Constitution requires Central
legislation in the matter ;

            It is hereby enacted as follows:—

       1. Short title and commencement.—(1). This Act may be called the Civil Services
(Qualification for Appointment as High Court Judge) Act, 1965.

           (2) It shall come into force at once.

       2. 2[Certain Groups of APUG] to be civil service for purposes of 3[Article 193] (2) (b) of
the Constitution. The 4[Secretariat Group and District Management Group of the All-Pakistan
Unified Grades, and the successors of the said Groups from time to time,] shall be a Civil Service for
the purposes of paragraph (b) of clause (2) of 3[article 193] of the constitution.




1
  For Statement of Objects and Reasons, see Gaz. of P., 1965, Ext., p.1348.
2
  Subs. by the Civil Services (Qualification for Appointment as High Court Judge) (Amdt.) Act 1988 (I of 1988), s.2 for “CSP”.
3
  Subs. by F.A.O. 1975, Art.2 and Sch. for “Article 92”.
4
  Subs. by Act 1 of 1988, s. 2, for “Civil Service of Pakistan”.




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