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| 2018 SLG 2935 2018 SLD 2935 2018 PLJ 815 |
Supreme Court of Pakistan
Constitution Petition No. 134 of 2012 and Civil Misc. Application No. 1864 of 2010 in Constitution Petition No. 9 of 2005 and Civil Misc. Applications No. 1939 of 2014, 5959 of 2016, 4095, 1793, 2876, 2996, 3014 and 6672 of 2018 in Const. P. No. 134 of 20
MIAN SAQIB NISAR, HCJ UMAR ATA BANDIAL, JUSTICE IJAZ-UL-AHSAN, JUSTICE
Mr. Bilal Ahmed Qazi, ASC (For Islamia University BWP). Syed Iftikhar Hussain Gillani, Sr. ASC and Mr. M. Akhtar Ali, ASC (For K.P. Private Law Colleges). Mr. Zafarullah Khan Khakwani, ASC, Dr. Amanullah, Chairman, Affiliation Committee, BZU, Ch. Muhamm
Constitution Petition No. 134 of 2012 and Civil Misc. Application No. 1864 of 2010 in Constitution Petition No. 9 of 2005 and Civil Misc. Applications No. 1939 of 2014, 5959 of 2016, 4095, 1793, 2876, 2996, 3014 and 6672 of 2018 in Const. P. No. 134 of 20
MIAN SAQIB NISAR, HCJ UMAR ATA BANDIAL, JUSTICE IJAZ-UL-AHSAN, JUSTICE
Mr. Bilal Ahmed Qazi, ASC (For Islamia University BWP). Syed Iftikhar Hussain Gillani, Sr. ASC and Mr. M. Akhtar Ali, ASC (For K.P. Private Law Colleges). Mr. Zafarullah Khan Khakwani, ASC, Dr. Amanullah, Chairman, Affiliation Committee, BZU, Ch. Muhamm
PAKISTAN BAR COUNCIL THROUGH ITS CHAIRMAN ETC
VS
FEDERAL GOVERNMENT THROUGH ESTABLISHMENT DIVISION AND OTHERS
Law:
Section:
Legal Profession-- ----Growing demand for institutions imparting legal education to train lawyers for the Bar and Judiciary--Standards of proficiency for entry to the Bar since last 45 years is regulated by Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Act, 1973 ("Act"), careful monitoring, supervision and enforcement of such standards has been lacking due to complacency and neglect--Pakistan Bar Council ("PBC") established under Act and the Higher Education Commission of Pakistan ("HECP") established under Higher Education Commission Ordinance, 2002 are key regulators to supervise and enforce professional standards in legal education. Pakistan Bar Council vs. The Federal Government & Others (PLD 2007 SC 394 ref.) Pakistan Bar Council Legal Education Rules, 2015-- ----Rules lay down detailed provisions on several matters concerning legal education, criteria for recognition of degree awarding institutions and for affiliation of law colleges--PBC constituted a Special Committee for Structural Reforms in Legal Education--Special Committee of the PBC has submitted recommendations to Court--Recommendations are well thought out and have been approved by this Court with minor modifications. Court's declarations & directions-- 1. Restoration of Bar Entrance Examination [Law Graduate Assessment Test (LAW-GAT)]; 2. Test for Entry to Law College (Law Admission Test) (LAT); 3. Specification of Affiliating Universities and their territorial jurisdiction; 4. Ban against conducting LL.M and Ph.D. in law classes by Universities / Colleges / institutions that are not allowed to hold LL.B. classes; 5. Limit on admission to LL.M. and Ph.D. programmes in law and ban on mushroom admissions to these programmes as per criteria of HECP; 6. Designing of Curriculum for five year LL.B. Programme - annual and semester; 7. Qualification of faculty (permanent and visiting) at law colleges. 8. Affiliating Universities to constitute separate Affiliating Committees for law colleges within their territorial jurisdiction; 9. Ban on admission to 3 year LL.B. programme; 10. Ban against holding of evening classes Colleges/Universities; 11. Introduction of Special Equivalence Examination for Law…
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