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Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Act (XXXV of 1973)-------S. 45---Misconduct---Legal ethic and etiquettes---Hindrance in court work---During pendency of proceedings, counsel for defendant caused hindrance in work of dispensation of justice by Court---Counsel of defendant wilfully attempted to unlawfully undermine the order of Court for appointment of Commissioner for recording of evidence---Though it was case of contempt of Court in the face of Court but Court preferred to leave it at the discretion of lawyers' body, which claimed to be the custodian, protector of lawyers' rights and responsibilities---Lawyers behavior had been several times reported in electronic media and all such news items had adversely affected the name and respect earned by the institution of lawyers in recent past---High Court found it high time that conduct of lawyers be carefully checked by Sindh Bar Council and other associations responsible for maintaining dignity of profession---High Court found the conduct of counsel for defendant as insulting and humiliating and referred the matter to Sindh Bar Council for appropriate action. Muhammad Irfan Haroon for Plaintiff. Irfan Ali for Defendants. ORDER NAZAR AKBAR, J.--- Today this case is fixed for order on Commissioner's report dated 26-12-2013. The counsel for the plaintiff submits that despite getting the consent order for appointment of Commissioner for recording of evidence, the defendant's counsel is not willing to proceed with the case. Mr. Irfan Ali, learned counsel for the defendant on the call was little late. However, when he entered the court room he had an application in his hand and tried to hand over the same to the Reader of the Court. When he was asked that why he has not filed this application in the office, he loudly said that "Sir, koi qayyamat nahi arahi". When he was asked that why he is so rude and what he means by "koi qayyamat nahi arahi" he repeated and disrespectfully said "es se koi faraq nahi parta". On the refusal of Court to receive the application as under the Sindh Chief Court Rules miscellaneous applications have to be filed in office and numbered by the office before listing them for order in court,…

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