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(a) Constitution of Pakistan (1973-- Art. 204-Contempt of superior Courts-Appellants and another riding a motor vehicle and wearing garlands and one of appellants holding megaphone (seemingly addressing processionists) leading a procession of lawyers starting from District Courts with placards glorifying one of appellants and terminating at main gate of High to walking through city streets shouting slogans and carrying placards bearing inscriptions : "Long live S. I. H,, "Protect Lawyers against (law of) Contempt of Court", "Law of contempt of Court is a reminiscence of British Imperialism", "Put an end to nepotism and evils", "Stop illegal gratifications", "Remove corruption" ; "Lawyers unite against corruption", "Crush corruption", "shooting on our Presi­dent condemned"---Contemners appellants admitting to have formed procession and some of processionists having carried placards and raised slogans but stating to have made demonstrations in further­ance of their "seven-point programme" and not in contempt of Court - Appellant co-contemner, however, admitting allegations against him in entirety-,Genuineness of photographs showing appellants participating in procession and correctness of various inscrip­tions on placards not contested by appellants-Co-contemner and two appellants at relevant time having been arraigned for contempt of Court in separate proceedings and other appellant appearing as counsel for one of appellants, in such background, inscriptions urging repeal of contempt law and seeking protection for Advocates from operation of law, held, clearly tended to create impression on lay mind regarding contempt law being tyrannic and administered tyrannically by Judges to suppress and oppress Advocates in per­formance of their professional duties and, therefore, an affront to High Court and tending to undermine public confidence in High Court.-[Contempt of Court). Information about the procession was lodged by the Advocate-General in the High Court. It was alleged that the procession was led by the three appellants and their co-contemner (not appealing) and offensive placards were displayed and slogans were shouted. A number of photo­graphs were also…

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