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2014 SCMR 664

MUNAWAR HUSSAIN vs CHAIRMAN, APPEAL COMMITTEE (II) PUNJAB, PAKISTAN

Citation2014 SCMR 664
CourtSupreme Court of Pakistan
Case No.Civil Petition No,975 of 2013
Date2013-12-05
Judge(s)Jawwad S. Khawaja, Iftikhar Muhammad Chaudhry, Amir Hani Muslim
ResultOrder accordingly

ORDER

1. ' IFTIKHAR MUHAMMAD CHAUDHRY, C.J.-For reasons to be recorded later, this petition is converted into appeal and allowed, the impugned judgment dated 31-5-2013 passed by the Lahore High Court, is set aside, with the observations that once the elections of Tehsil Bar Zafarwal were held, the aggrieved party has to invoke the jurisdiction of Provincial Bar Council by filing an election petition under Rule 64 of the Punjab Rules of Business of Bar Associations Memorandum of Association and could not approach the Pakistan Bar Council for redressal of his grievance unless an order is passed by the Provincial Bar Council on the application of an aggrieved party in terms of Rule 64 (ibid), therefore, both the parties state that, by consent, they may be relegated to the position which was on 11-1-2013 i,e,, prior to the holding of polls for Tehsil Bar Association Zafarwal and directions be issued to Rana Muhammad Ayub (the respondent No,3), the Chairman of the Election Board of the said Tehsil Bar to hold fresh elections on 7th December, 2013. . Parties to bear their own costs.

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