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The High Court of Sindh addressed a petition by Ishrat Zahid Alavi and others against the Sindh Bar Council regarding compliance with the Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Act of 1973. The Sindh Bar Council assured the court that they are adhering to the legal requirements for the enrolment of advocates, including the new Law Aptitude Test. The petition was disposed of after the petitioner No.1 expressed satisfaction with the council's statement, while the other petitioners were absent.

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Yrde HJH

The High Court of Sindh addressed a petition by Ishrat Zahid Alavi and others against the Sindh Bar Council regarding compliance with the Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Act of 1973. The Sindh Bar Council assured the court that they are adhering to the legal requirements for the enrolment of advocates, including the new Law Aptitude Test. The petition was disposed of after the petitioner No.1 expressed satisfaction with the council's statement, while the other petitioners were absent.

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ORDER SHEET

IN THE HIGH COURT OF SINDH, KARACHI


C.P. No.D-8277 of 2018
__________________________________________________________
Date Order with signature of Judge
__________________________________________________________

Present
Mr. Justice Muhammad Ali Mazhar
Mr. Justice Agha Faisal

Ishrat Zahid Alavi & others……………....……...………..Petitioners

VERSUS

The Sindh Bar Council………………….…………………Respondent

04.11.2019

Petitioner No.1 Ishrat Zahid Alavi present.


Mr. Abdul Haleem Siddiqui, Advocate for
Sindh Bar Council a/w Mr. M. Naeem,
Secretary Sindh Bar Council.
Mr. M. Jawwad Dero, Addl. A.G. Sindh.

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Muhammad Ali Mazhar, J: The petitioner No.1 present in


person, who is also an advocate of this court. The petitioners
have raised the following issues for directions:

“A Writ of Mandamus directing the Respondent (and its


Enrolment Committee) to ensure the strictest compliance of
the Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Act of 1973 (and
related rules) when admitting persons to its rolls;

A Writ of Prohibition restraining the Respondent (and its


Enrolment Committee) from causing admission of any
person to its roll otherwise than as intended under the
Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Act of 1973 (and
related rules)”

2. The petitioners have further prayed that no person can be


admitted to the roll of advocates maintained by the Sindh Bar
Council in violation of the procedures as set out by and under
the Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Act, 1973. Mr. Abdul
Haleem Siddiqui, learned counsel for the Sindh Bar Council is
present with Mr. Muhammad Naeem, Secretary Sindh Bar
Council. He argued that they are already following and
observing the Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Act, 1973 as
well as Sindh Legal Practitioners and Bar Council Rules, 2017
for the purposes of enrolment of the advocates and he further
assures that all enrolments are made in accordance with the
aforesaid Act and Rules without any relaxation. He further
argued that earlier the NTS was in vogue but now the Higher
Education Commission has introduced LAT and before
enrolment, all candidates have to appear in the Law Aptitude
Test and after that process they may apply for the enrolment
under the Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Act, 1973 as
well as Sindh Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Rules, 2017.
The petitioner No.1 is satisfied with this statement, whereas the
petitioner Nos.2 and 3 both are called absent without any
intimation. In view of the statement given by the learned
counsel for Sindh Bar Council, the petition is disposed of
accordingly alongwith pending application.

Judge

Judge
Asif

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