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MUHAMMAD FAISAL LABAR vs FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary Inter Provincial Coordination, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad R — 2024 CLC 2113 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE

Case information

Citation
2024 CLC 2113 LAHORE-HIGH-COURT-LAHORE
Court
Lahore High Court
Year
2024
Reporter
CLC
Parties
MUHAMMAD FAISAL LABAR vs FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary Inter Provincial Coordination, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad R
Subject matter
Criminal
Provisions referred to
Bar Councils Act

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Judgment text as reported

MUHAMMAD FAISAL LABAR VS FEDERATION OF PAKISTAN through Secretary Inter Provincial Coordination, Government of Pakistan, Islamabad R.108-O---Constitution of Pakistan, Art. 199---Constitutional petition---Quo warranto, writ of---Suspension of license---Powers of Regulators---Scope---Petitioner assailed appointment of respondent as Election Commissioner for holding and conducting election of Chairman of Pakistan Cricket Board---Plea raised by petitioner was that the respondent was a practicing advocate who did not get his license suspended---Validity---Respondent was required to get his license suspended within a period of one month from date of appointment and failure whereof could entail misconduct, if any---Petition was premature as period of one month had not elapsed---Proceedings on account of misconduct was the power of Bar Council concerned in terms of provisions of Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Act, 1973---High Court was not empowered to take cognizance of such misconduct---It was the Bar Council concerned that had been armed with the power to entertain and determine cases of misconduct---Constitutional jurisdiction could not be exercised in a manner which amounted to usurpation and transgression into jurisdiction of the Regulators (i.e., Bar Council concerned)---It was the Bar Council concerned which has to first determine as to whether respondent was required to get his license to practice law suspended or not, keeping in view the nature and duration of assignment accepted by him as Election Commissioner of PCB---High Court declined to interfere in the appointment of respondent---Constitutional petition was dismissed, in circumstances.

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