Pakistan Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Rules, 1976 — section 211

211. Substituted vide Notification dated 28-10-2024 of Pakistan Bar Council Pakistan Legal Practitioners & Bar Councils Rules, 1976 115 212[(d) Any violation of clause (a), (b) and/or (c) above, shall be treated as “misconduct” disqualifying/disentitling the prospective and/or contesting candidate to contest election for a seat of the Bar Association concerned.] 213[175-I Nomination of the Election Board:

(1)The President of the concerned Bar Association shall nominate within three months of his election, the Chairman and four members of the Election Board, two of whom would be the immediate former Presidents of the concerned Bar Association, duly qualified as per requirements of sub-rule (2), and the Board so nominated shall look after and deal with all matters necessary for and ancillary to, for ensuring holding of fair, free and transparent election of the Bar Association concerned;

(2)The qualifications for the Chairman and Members of the Election Board, for holding election of a Bar Association, shall be as under:

(a)For the election of District and the Tehsil/Taluka Bar Association, the Chairman shall have the standing as an Advocate of the lower Courts for 15 years whereas the Members for 7 years; and

(b)For the election of the High Court Bar Association the Chairman shall have the standing as an Advocate of the High Court for 15 years whereas the Members for 10 years.

(3)The Election Board shall ensure that requirements of Rule 175-H, are implemented by all concerned, in letter and spirit, and in case a candidate or his/her supporter/s is/are found delinquent and violating requirements of the said Rule, it may file a reference to the respective Bar Council for action against him/them in accordance with the Rules. 214[(4) Notwithstanding anything contained in sub-rule 3, the Executive Committee of the Pakistan Bar Council may take action suo moto against the candidate(s) or supporter(s) or both, who violates clause

(a), (b) or (c) of Rule 175-H of the Pakistan Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Rules, 1976 and after providing an opportunity of hearing to the delinquent advocates (candidates or supporters), the Executive Committee shall pass appropriate orders within 5 days of taking cognizance of the matter in issue and shall either allow or disqualify the candidate to contest the election and may also direct the concerned Bar Councils and Bar Associations to exclude the names of the delinquent advocates (candidates or supporters) from the lists of eligible voters for a term which may extend to five (05) years and may refer the matter to the concerned Disciplinary Committee for proceedings under section 41 of the Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Act, 1973.] 175-J. Preparation of list of eligible voters:- (1) The President/Secretary of a Bar Association shall prepare a list of eligible voters at least two months before the date of election and display it on the Notice Board of the Bar Association and shall also notify it to Members of the Association inviting objections, if any. The list will be given final shape viz-a-viz dues for the purpose of election of Bar Association 215[,] Provincial Bar Council concerned 216[and the Islamabad Bar Council,] and sent to concerned Provincial Bar Council [or the Islamabad Bar Council, as the case may be,] for authentication, at least thirty days before the date of election. The Provincial Bar Council 217[or the Islamabad Bar Council, as the case may be,] shall notify the list at the earliest but not later than twenty days before the date of election. 219a[(2)The Provincial Bar Councils or Bar Associations shall have no authority to grant extension in time specified in sub-rule (1).]