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Contempt of Court Act (LXVI of 1976)--S. 3 read with Constitution of Pakistan (1973), Art. 204-Contempt of Court-Counsel in petitions filed by them using objectionable phrases like "arbitrary", "without a look", "miserably failed", "one-sided" "lack of good faith" and "perverse" prima facie indicating an attempt to ridicule High Court-Respondents (counsel) appearing with a large .number of Advocates stating to have greatest possible regard for superior judiciary and respondents having felt very sorry and expressed regrets-Respondents also expressing regrets begging to be pardoned, submitting written apologies, deleting objectionable words and under­taking to be careful in future in use of such objectionable words-­Apologies accepted with remarks that smooth flow of stream of justice being necessary in interests of justice nothing should be done which favours of disrespect towards Courts or Presiding Judges.-[Contempt of Court]. ORDER MUHAMMAD AFZAL ZULLAH, J.-These original proceedings arose in the following circumstances : Mr. Ghulam Muhammad Chahal, Advocate respon­dent No.1 acting as Advocate of this Court and Sh. Abdul Karim, acting as Advocate-on-Record of this Court filed in this Court Civil Petition No. 55 of 1982 on I8-1-1982. They also filed a civil miscellaneous application alongwith the main petition for grant of interim stay. Both were drawn by Mr. Ghulam Muhammad Chahal. The miscellaneous application for grant of interim relief came up for hearing before one of us (Muhammad Afzal Zullah, J.). After disposal of the application he pointed out to both the respondents certain words and phrases used in the petition and the application which prima facie, showed an attitude of contempt and rancour towards the learned Judge, who had decided the case in the High Court. All these words read with certain other words used by the learned counsel also, prima facie, indicated as if an attempt was being made to ridicule the High Court. The objectionable words and phrases used were "miserably failed", "one-sided", "lack of good faith", "perverse", "arbitrary", and "without a look". Serious note having been taken in this behalf, both the respondents were immediately…

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