Sardar AMAN KHAN vs KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA BAR COUNCIL through Chairman/Advocate General, KPK, Peshawar S — 2022 PLD 221 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT

Case information

Citation: 2022 PLD 221 PESHAWAR-HIGH-COURT
Court: Peshawar High Court
Year: 2022
Reporter: PLD
Parties: Sardar AMAN KHAN vs KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA BAR COUNCIL through Chairman/Advocate General, KPK, Peshawar S
Subject matter: Constitutional
Provisions referred to: S. 3

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Judgment text as reported

Sardar AMAN KHAN VS KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA BAR COUNCIL through Chairman/Advocate General, KPK, Peshawar S. 3(1)(ii)---Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Legal Practitioners and Bar Council Rules, 2010, Rr. 15(i) & 94---Constitution of Pakistan, Art.199(5)---Elections of Provincial High Court Bar Association---Nomination papers---Constitutional petition filed against orders of the Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bar Council ('the Secretary') and Chairman notified, High Court Bar Association Election ('the Chairman') by which nomination papers of a candidate were accepted---Maintainability---Secretary and the Chairman did not fall within the meaning of 'persons' as per Art. 199(5) of the Constitution---Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Bar Council had no statutory rules and it was not performing any function in relations to the affairs of Federation, Provinces or any local authority---Furthermore there was also the presence of adequate and alternate remedy available to the petitioner in the form of an appeal to Pakistan Bar Council---Present matter related to the internal affairs of Bar Association and an adequate remedy was also available to the petitioner, therefore the constitutional petition was not maintainable. Head Notes

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