Law: Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Act, 1973

Section: 13(2)

Law: Constitution of Pakistan, 1973

Section: 199

Legal Practitioners ,  Bar Councils Act, 1973-- ----S. 13(2)--Constitution of Pakistan, 1973, Art. 199--Constitutional petition--Maintainability--Premature--License to practice as an advocate was suspended--Decision of Provincial Bar Council--Alternate remedy of filing appeal before Pakistan Bar Council--Remedy of filing an appeal before Pakistan Bar Council is available to Petitioner, writ is not competent being pre-mature--PBC is not amenable to the constitutional jurisdiction of this Court. 2021 SCMR 425 ,  2017 CLC 1173 ref. ORDER The Petitioner, through this petition under Article 199 of the Constitution of Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973 (the “Constitution”), has impugned letter dated 16.01.2021, issued by the Respondent/Punjab Bar Council, Lahore (the “PBC”). Subsequently, she has also assailed the validity of impugned order dated 08.01.2021, passed by the PBC, whereby her license to practice as an advocate has been suspended, by filing a miscellaneous application with amended writ petition. 2. Mr. Safdar Shaheen Pirzada, ASC submits that the impugned letter is the outcome of the impugned order dated 08.01.2021 on which date allegedly an incident took place at the premises of the PBC. He further submits that through the impugned order, the concerned authority of the PBC has held responsible some advocates, including the Petitioner, for happening of the aforesaid (alleged) incidence and not only suspended their licenses to practice as advocates but also put a ban on their entry in the PBC premises. He maintains that the Petitioner has no concern with the alleged incidence and her name has wrongly been mentioned in the impugned order. He claims that the impugned order is illegal and without lawful authority, therefore, the same is liable to be set-aside. 3. When confronted how writ is maintainable being pre-mature because against any decision of the Provincial Bar Council alternate remedy of filing an appeal before the Pakistan Bar Council is available under Section 13(2) of the Legal Practitioners and bar Councils Act, 1973 (the “Act”), Mr. Safdar Shaheen Pirzada, ASC submits that the PBC, while taking action against the Petitioner, has not…

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