Pakistan Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Rules, 1976 — section 156

156. Inserted vide Notification of the Pakistan Bar Council dated 16-11-2015 Pakistan Legal Practitioners & Bar Councils Rules, 1976 97

(2)In case the Provincial Bar Council 157[or the Islamabad Bar Council] refuses to recognize a Bar Association an appeal will lie against such refusal to the Pakistan Bar Council which shall be filed within a period of two months of the notice of such refusal subject to the power of the Pakistan Bar Council to condone the delay for sufficient cause. The Pakistan Bar Council may set aside the impugned order or pass any appropriate order and it shall also have authority to suspend the operation of order of refusal of the Provincial Bar Council or the Islamabad Bar Council to recognize the Bar Association during the pendency of the appeal.

(3)The Provincial Bar Council 158[or the Islamabad Bar Council as the case may be] shall decide an application for recognition of a Bar Association within four months of the submission of an application in this behalf and in case it fails to decide within this period the members of the Bar Association shall be regarded as members of a recognized Bar Association till the question of recognition of such Bar Association is decided by the Provincial Bar Council. 159[(4) Omitted

(5)Omitted] 160[108-N. (1) No person shall practice as an Advocate of the Supreme Court unless he is a member of the Supreme Court Bar Association.

(2)It shall be sufficient compliance with requirement of sub-rule (1) if within six months of having admitted as an Advocate of the Supreme Court he applies for being enrolled as a member of the Supreme Court Bar Association and in the case of a person who is already enrolled an Advocate of the Supreme Court he applies for being admitted as a member of the Supreme Court Bar Association within six months of coming into force of this Rule.

(3)The Certificate of enrolment as an Advocate of Supreme Court of an Advocate who has not applied for being enrolled as member of the Supreme Court Bar Association within the period prescribed under sub-rule (2) shall stand automatically suspended]: 161 [108-NN. 162[(1) The Pakistan Bar Council will issue identity card to every practicing Advocate, Senior Advocate or an Advocate-on-Record of the Supreme Court whose name is borne on the Roll of Advocates maintained by it on an application to be made on the prescribed form. It shall be compulsory for every such Advocate to obtain ID Card from the Pakistan Bar Council failing which his name shall be liable to be struck of the Roll of Advocates of the Pakistan Bar Council.]

(2)Senior Advocate, Advocate-on-Record or an Advocate of the Supreme Court shall obtain his identity card from Pakistan Bar Council alongwith his enrolment. However, already enrolled Senior Advocates, AOR's or Advocates of Supreme Court shall apply for obtaining the identity card within 90 days from the date of notification of this Rule.

(3)The I.D. card to be so issued under signatures of the Chairman, Executive Committee and Secretary of the Pakistan Bar Council shall contain following particulars of concerned Advocate: