Under Article 209, which body may recommend removal of a superior court judge after an inquiry?

A. The Supreme Judicial Council

B. The National Finance Commission

C. The Election Commission of Pakistan

D. The Public Accounts Committee

Explanation

Article 209 assigns the inquiry to the Supreme Judicial Council. If it reports that a judge is incapable, inefficient, guilty of misconduct, or (in the specified case) has not accepted a transfer under Article 200, it may report that the judge should be removed; the President may then remove the judge. The article also sets out the Council’s composition and procedure.

Source

Pakistan Code — Constitution of Pakistan (Twenty-Seventh Amendment incorporated)

Answer verified on 2026-11-01

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