The WEST PAKISTAN BAR COUNCIL TRIBUNAL, LAHORE vs MR. YUSUF ALI KHAN, — 1972 SCMR 485

Citation: 1972 SCMR 485

Court: Supreme Court of Pakistan

Year: 1971

Decision Date: 1971-12-31

Parties: The WEST PAKISTAN BAR COUNCIL TRIBUNAL, LAHORE vs MR. YUSUF ALI KHAN, JUDGMENT

Headnotes

Case cited as 1972 SCMR 485

Judgment Text

Court Name: Supreme Court of Pakistan Judge(s): Salahuddin Ahmad, Waheeduddin Ahmad, Sajjad Ahmad Jan Title:The WEST PAKISTAN BAR COUNCIL TRIBUNAL, LAHORE vs MR. YUSUF ALI KHAN, JUDGMENT Reported As: 1972 SCMR 485 Result: Appeal allowed Judgment JUDGMENT SALAHUDDIN AHMED, J.-This appeal by the West Pakistan Bar Council Tribunal by special leave is from the order of a Full Bench of the Lahore High Court allowing the respondent's writ petition and holding that the order of interim suspension of the licence of the respondent to practise as an Advocate passed by the West Pakistan Bar Council Tribunal constituted under the West Pakistan Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Act, 1965 (hereinafter called 'the Act'), is without lawful authority. The facts leading up to the passing of the impugned order of the interim suspension are as follows The respondent, Mr. Yusuf A.I Khan, was enrolled as Advocate of the West Pakistan High Court on the 11th April 1966, and his name was accordingly entered in the Roll of Advocates of the West Pakistan Bar Council under section 23(i)(b) of the Act. On the 17th December 1968, the respondent was convicted in two cases, namely, Criminal Original Nos. 150 and 205 of 1968, by a Division Bench of the then High Court of West Pakistan at Lahore for contempt of Court under Article 123 of the 1962-Constitution read with section 3 of the Contempt of Courts Act. The High Court sent a copy of the judgment in Criminal Original No. 150 of 1968 to the West…

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