Rasheed-ul-Hassan, one of the appellants in the present I.C.A. On the direction of the Court while appearing in person states that during the pendency of Writ Petition No.7047 of 1997, he contacted the learned counsel namely Mr. Tariq Zulfiqar Ahmad Chaudhry, Advocate, for advice, who without his instructions filed the Writ Petition No.8741 of 1997 with the understanding that the same was in his benefit. He further states that after obtaining a favourable order, the earlier Writ Petition No.7047 of 1997 was withdrawn on the instructions of the learned counsel on 23-2-1998. He states that the said writ petition was not filed by him through concealment of the pendency of earlier petition and that this all was done by the learned counsel himself. Learned counsel has given a certificate under his signature on the petition that the Writ Petition No.8741 of 1997 filed subsequently was the first petition on the subject. The signatures of Mst. Shamim Mai on the affidavits appended with the two petitions are different to each other. The learned counsel without denying the statement of Rasheed-ul-Hassan and conceding the factual position, wants to withdraw the I.-C.A.
2. This is sad that learned counsel a member of the Bar in derogation to all norms of morality, good conduct and fair practice as a lawyer for his personal gain through concealment of pendency of a petition filed a fresh petition on the A same subject. This is a serious matter, but we, in view of his tendering apology with undertaking that he will not repeat such conduct again, drop further proceedings against him with warning to him to be careful in future. The copy of this order will be sent to the President of the Bar Association, Lahore High Court, Multan Bend, Multan. This L-C.A.
Being not maintainable is dismissed.