
Article: 173 Power to acquire property and to make contracts, etc
(3) All contracts made in the exercise of the executive authority of the Federation or of a Province shall be expressed to be made in the name of the President or, as the case may be, the Governor of the Province, and all such contracts and all assurances of property made in the exercise of that authority shall be executed on behalf of the President or Governor by such persons and in such manner as he may direct or authorize.
(4) Neither the President, nor the Governor of a Province, shall be personally liable in respect of any contract or assurance made or executed in the exercise of the executive authority of the Federation or, as the case may be, the Province, nor shall any person making or executing any such contract or assurance on behalf of any of them be personally liable in respect thereof.
(5) Transfer of land by the Federal Government or a Provincial Government shall be regulated by law.
Footnotes:
Comparative Table of Article 173 of the Constitution of Pakistan, 1973 : |
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Constitution of Pakistan 1962 :
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Constitution of Pakistan 1956 :
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134&1353 | ||
Constitution of India 1950:
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298&299 | ||
Government of India Act 1935:
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Leading & Latest Cases on Article 173 of the Constitution of Pakistan, 1973 :
AL-JEHAD TRUST AND ANOTHER
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AMIN AHMED AND 31 OTHERS
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MINISTRY OF PRODUCTION, GOVERNMENT OF PAKISTAN AND OTHERS
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Mohtarma BENAZIR BHUTTO AND ANOTHER
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PRESIDENT OF PAKISTAN AND OTHERS
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HABIB-UR-REHMAN UNAR AND OTHERS
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GOVERNMENT OF SINDH THROUGH SECRETARY IRRIGATION AND POWER
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ABDUS SALEEM KHAN
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GOVERNMENT OF PUNJAB AND OTHERS
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