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2022 SCMR 687 SUPREME-COURT

Case information

Citation
2022 SCMR 687 SUPREME-COURT
Court
Supreme Court of Pakistan
Year
2022
Reporter
SCMR
Provisions referred to
S. 24---

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Judgment text as reported

Mian HIKMATULLAH JAN VS CHAIRMAN AND MEMBERS OF SELECTION BOARD CONSTITUTED FOR SELECTION AND INTERVIEW FOR THE POST OF ADDITIONAL DISTRICT AND SESSIONS JUDGES S.24---additional and District Sessions Judge, post of---Eligibility---Name of candidate struck off from the Roll of advocates by the Provincial Bar Council---Document/letter of Provincial Bar Council, which was available on record, specifically mentioned that the petitioner's/candidate's name was struck off from the Roll of advocates---Name of an advocate being struck off from the Roll of the advocates, apparently, meant that he was no more a practicing advocate under the Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils act, 1973, and cannot claim himself to be a practicing advocate---advertisement for appointment to the post of additional District and Sessions Judges specifically required the candidate to be a practicing advocate, which condition was not fulfilled by the petitioner---High Court in the impugned judgment had correctly addressed this very aspect of the matter and found that the petitioner was not a practicing advocate when he applied for being appointed as an additional District and Sessions Judge---Petition for leave to appeal was dismissed and leave was refused.

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