Pakistan Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Rules, 1976 — section 209

209. Substituted by Notification dated 25, June, 2020 of Pakistan Bar Council 114 Pakistan Legal Practitioners & Bar Councils Rules, 1976

(c)It shall be the pre-requisite that contesting candidate for an office of Bar Association is purely a professional practicing Advocate and is member of the Bar Association concerned for not less than three years having active length of practice as under: 210 [Post Length of Practice President i) 8 years in case of Tehsil / Taluka Bar Association; ii) 10 years in case of District Bar Association, & iii) 15 years in case of High Court Bar Association. Vice-President i) 6 years in case of Tehsil/Taluka Bar Association; ii) 8 years in case of District Bar Association; & iii) 12 years in case of High Court Bar Association. Secretary i) 5 years in case of Tehsil/Taluka Bar Association; ii) 7 years in case of District Bar Association; & iii) 10 years in case of High Court Bar Association Other offices i.e. } Finance Secretary/ } 3 years] Library Secretary/Members, } Executive Committee } Explanation: 211[(i) To meet the requirement of being a professional Advocate it shall be mandatory that each candidate other than an Advocate of Supreme Court of Pakistan, to file attested copies of Vakalatnama/power of attorney and order sheets showing his/her appearance in cases independently conducted during the preceding three (03) years as per the following schedule: Office Bar Association Number of cases for each year relating to preceding 03 years President .. High Court Bar Association .. 15 cases for each year .. District Bar Association .. 10 cases for each year .. Tehsil / Taluka Bar Association .. 07 cases for each year Vice- President .. High Court Bar Association .. 10 cases for each year & .. District Bar Association .. 07 cases for each year Secretary .. Tehsil / Taluka Bar Association .. 03 cases for each year Other offices } i.e. Joint Secretary, } Finance Secretary, } Library Secretary, } Any Bar Association .. 02 cases for each year] Members } Executive Committee }

(ii)The length of practice as mentioned above means practice as an Advocate of Subordinate Courts for contesting election against an office of the District/Tehsil/Taluka Bar Association and practice as an Advocate of the High Court for contesting election for an office of the High Court Bar Association.]