The Punjab Legal Practitioners & Bar Council Rules, 1974 1

THE PUNJAB LEGAL PRACTITIONERS AND

BAR COUNCIL RULES, 1974
(Passed by Punjab Bar Council in its meeting held on 7.7.1974)
CHAPTER – 1
PRELIMINARY
1.1. These Rules may be called the Punjab Legal Practitioners and
Bar Council Rules, 1974.
1.2. They shall come into force at once.
1.3. In these Rules unless there is anything repugnant in the
subject or context:--
(a) "Act" means the Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Act, 1973
(Act XXXV of 1973);
(b) "Advocate-General" means the Advocate-General of the
Punjab;
(c) "Bar Council" means the Punjab Bar Council;
(d) "Bar Association" means a Bar Association recognized as such
by the Bar Council;
(e) "Chairman" means Chairman of the Punjab Bar Council;
(f) "Committee" means a Committee constituted by the Bar
Council;
(g) "Form" means form appended to these Rules;
(h) "Member" means a member of the Punjab Bar Council elected
as such under Section 5, or who fills the vacancy of an elected
member under Section 16(b);
(i) "Rules" means the Punjab Legal Practitioners and Bar Council
Rules, 1974;
(j) "Secretary" means the person appointed as Secretary of the
Bar Council and includes any other person to whom all or any
of the functions of the Secretary are for the time being
entrusted by the Bar Council or the Chairman;
(k) "Section" means a section of the Act;
(I) "Voter" means an Advocate whose name for the time being
appears on the Punjab Provincial Rolls; and
(m) "Vice-Chairman" means the Vice-Chairman of the Bar Council
elected under Section 6 of the Act.
1.4. The terms defined herein shall, wherever the context so permits,
have the same meaning as is assigned to them under the Act.
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CHAPTER – II
MEETINGS
2.1. The first meeting of the Bar Council shall be held within a
month of the commencement of the term of the Bar Council.
2.2. Ordinary meetings of the Bar Council may be convened by the
Chairman, or in case he is for some reason unable to act, by the Vice-
Chairman:
Provided that not more than two months shall elapse between any
two meetings of the Bar Council.
2.3. The Chairman and in his absence the Vice-Chairman shall
convene a meeting of the Bar Council requisitioned by at least ten Members
within seven days of the requisition but in case of emergency the
requisitioned meeting shall be convened within three days. In case the
requisitioned meeting is not convened within the prescribed time any two of
the requisitionists may convene the requisitioned meeting and all expenses
incurred in that behalf shall be borne by the Bar Council.
2.4. Notice required for a meeting of the Bar Council shall be of
eight days and for a meeting of a Committee, of three days. The agenda for
the meeting shall be served eight days before the meetings of the Bar Council
and three days in the case of a meeting of Committee:
Provided that in case of emergency, notice for a shorter period shall
be sufficient.
2.5. Quorum for a meeting of the Bar Council shall be one third of
the total number of Members of the Bar Council and for a meeting of a
Committee shall unless otherwise provided, be one third of the Members of
the Committee:
Provided that where a meeting of the Bar Council cannot be held for
want of quorum it shall stand adjourned to the next day when the quorum of
the adjourned meeting shall be one fourth of the total number of the
Members.
2.6. A meeting of the Bar Council shall be presided over by the
Chairman, in his absence by the Vice-Chairman, and in the absence of both
by a Member voted to the Chair by the Members present. A meeting of a
Committee shall be presided over by the Chairman of the Committee or in his
absence, by a Member voted to the Chair by the Members present.
2.7. Business at a meeting shall be transacted in accordance with
the agenda issued:
Provided that any other business, may with the permission of the
Chairman of the meeting, be considered:
Provided further that if the majority of the Members present agree, the
matter shall be considered.
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2.8. Decisions of any meeting shall be by a majority vote. Voting

shall be by show of hands. In the case of equality of votes, the Chairman of
the meetings shall be entitled to a second vote.
2.9. Notices shall be served either personally or through registered
post or by such other method as the Bar Council may determine.
2.10. All proceedings of a meeting shall be entered in the Minute
Book to be maintained by the Secretary and the record of the proceedings
shall be prepared under the directions of the Chairman of the meeting and
shall be signed by him and shall be put up for confirmation at the next
ensuring meeting. All Members of the Bar Council or the Committee, as the
case may be, shall be entitled to inspection of the Minute Book at all
reasonable times.
2.11. Any matter determined by a resolution of the Bar Council shall
not be re-opened within three months of the date of the resolution unless two
third of the total number of Members make a requisition in writing to that
effect.
CHAPTER - III
CHAIRMAN, VICE-CHAIRMAN AND SECRETARY
3.1. The Chairman shall be responsible for ensuring the compliance
with the provisions of the Act and the Rules. He shall exercise the power and
perform the functions assigned to him by the Act and the Rules.
3.2. The Vice-Chairman shall have the responsibility and powers of
the Chairman under these rules, and shall discharge the functions of the
Chairman only in case the Chairman is incapable of acting. He shall be ex-
officio member of every Committee constituted under Rule 4.1 and shall be
responsible for co-ordinating the functioning of all Committees.
3.3. There shall be a Secretary of the Bar Council to be appointed
by the Bar Council. In case of emergency, the Chairman may nominate any
person to discharge the functions of the Secretary till the next meeting of the
Bar Council when the matter will be placed before it.
3.4. Subject to the provisions of the Act and the Rules the Secretary
shall, under the supervisory control of the Executive Committee, exercise
such powers and such functions as may be entrusted to him by the Bar
Council.
3.5. Notices of the meetings of the Bar Council and of its
Committees shall be issued by the Secretary.
CHAPTER - IV
COMMITTEES
4.1. Any Committee constituted by the Bar Council under Section
10(3) should not comprise of more than five Members, including the Chairman
of the Committee.
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4.2. The Bar Council shall constitute the following committees:--
1. Anti-Corruption Committee
2. Benevolent Fund Committee
3. Finance Committee
4. Human Rights Committee
5. Inter Provincial Bar Councils Relationing Committee
6. Land Acquisition Committee
7. Legal Education Committee
8. PLJ Committee
9. Rules Committee
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10. Free Legal Aid Committee
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11. Publication Committee
12. Seminar & Symposium Committee
13. The Seminar & Symposium and Coordination &
Implementation Committees abolished and the assignment
entrusted to the Executive Committee to be discharged under
the Supervision of the Vice Chairman.
4.3. The Chairman of every Committee constituted under Rules 4.1
shall unless elected by the Bar Council, be elected by the Members of the
Committee concerned.
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[4.4. The terms of every Committee shall be one year].
4.5. Meetings of a Committee may be convened by the Chairman of
the Committee and such meetings shall also be called on requisition by two
Members of the Committee.
4.6. The business of a Committee shall be transacted in a meeting
of the Committee: Provided that where it is expedient to transact business by
circulation, they may obtain the views of the Members of the Committee by
circulation and take a decision accordingly. A decision so taken shall be
deemed to have the same force as if taken in a meeting of the Committee in
case the views of the Members are unanimous.
4.7. A Committee shall have power to decide upon its own
procedure in matters not covered by the Rules.
4.8. Unless otherwise directed by the Bar Council, every Committee
shall submit reports of its proceedings to the Bar Council in the following

1. Substituted by B.C. meeting dated 27.11.2004 vide Notification No.830 dated 11.1.2005.
2. Added by B.C. meeting dated 21.1.2007.
3. Added by B.C. meeting dated 21.1.2007.
4. Amended by B C. Meeting 30-1-1995 (Notification dated 11-1-95)
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manner, (a) a comprehensive and clear enunciation of the question

considered by the Committee shall be set out; (b) as far as practicable,
specific issues should be dealt with separately and arguments for and against
each proposal should be set out; (c) a detailed statement should be set out of
the date upon which the Committee has applied its mind and the conclusion
arrived at as a result of such consideration and further wherever opinions of
Bar Associations or any other person have been elicited the substance or the
opinion and the analysis thereof; (d) a resolution setting for the
recommendations which the Committee adopts shall be forwarded with the
Report; (e) the opinion of the Committee can be dissented from any Member
of the Committee and he may append a note of dissent which shall form part
of the Report.
4.9. Every Committee constituted under Rule 4.1, shall present to
the Bar Council before the end of every quarter a report of its working for
approval.
4.10. The Bar Council may assume to itself the functions and powers
of any such Committee that either fails to present a quarterly report or is not,
in the opinion of the Bar Council, discharging its functions, whereafter a new
Committee shall be constituted by the Bar Council.
4.11. Subject to the supervision and general control of the Bar
Council, the Executive Committee shall, in addition to the functions entrusted
to it under the Act and the Rules, have the following functions and power; (a)
To supervise and deal with all matters regarding administration of the Bar
Council; (b) To recommend to the Bar Council the qualifications, terms and
conditions of the staff of the Bar Council; (c) Subject to the approval of the Bar
Council at its next ensuing meeting, to appoint, suspend, remove and dismiss
the staff of the Bar Council: Provided that no appointment or dismissal in
relation to a person drawing salary above Rs.500/- per mensem shall be
made by the Executive Committee without prior approval of the Bar Council:
Provided further that in case of emergency the Chairman of the Executive
Committee may exercise these powers; (d) To implement the decisions of the
Bar Council; (e) To receive and in consultation with the Vice-Chairman and
the Members of the District concerned, deal with the representations and
complaints of Advocates and resolutions of the Bar Associations in relation to
the Courts and Executive. The action taken under this clause shall be laid
before the Bar Council at its next meeting; (f) In consultation with the Vice-
Chairman and Member of the District concerned to mediate disputes between
Advocates inter se, between the Advocates and the Bar Association or
between the Bar Associations inter se; (g) To constitute sub-committee and to
entrust such of its functions thereto as may be necessary; (h) To advise the
Bar Council in all matters relating to its functions; (i) To institute and defend
suits and other proceedings on behalf of the Bar Council and for this purpose
to appoint Advocates, agents and to authorize any person to sign and verify
the pleadings and to appear and act on behalf of the Bar Council: Provided
that the fee payable to the Advocate for such services shall be settled after
prior Constitution with the Chairman and the Vice-Chairman. The information
in regard to this matter will be laid before the Bar Council in its next meeting;
and (f) To perform such functions as the Bar Council may entrust to it.
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CHAPTER – V
ENROLLMENT OF ADVOCATES
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[5.1. Any person qualified for admission as an Advocate under
Section 26 of the Legal Practitioners & Bar Councils Act, 1973, may make an
application in From `A’ to the Bar Council if he proposes to practice generally
within the jurisdiction of the Bar Council. All such applications shall be placed
before an Enrollment Committee.]
5.2. The application shall be accompanied by: (a) Satisfactory
evidence of the applicant's date of birth; (b) satisfactory evidence of
qualifications under Section 26; (c) two testimonials from persons in good
position as to the character and conduct of the applicant; (d) an affidavit
stating, fully, truly and accurately if any criminal proceedings or proceedings
for professional misconduct were instituted against him anywhere and if so
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with what result, (e) receipt of payment of fee of [Rs. 200/-] or any amount
prescribed in this regard (f) an undertaking that he would become a member
of a Bar Association within six months after his enrollment; (g) list of cases in
which he has assisted his senior duly signed by the senior giving the nature of
each case; (h) an attested copy of passport size photograph; (i) an affidavit
stating as to what the applicant was doing during the period of gap if there
was a considerable gap in between his academic examinations; (j) a
character and good conduct certificate from the employer if he had been in
service anywhere; (k) a certificate of training from the senior in form 'B'
Explanation: The date of birth recorded in the Matriculation Certificate shall be
presumed to be correct unless determined otherwise by the Bar Council; and
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[(l)].
(a) deposit receipt of the amount contributed under Rule 2.2 of the
(Pb) Advocates Benevolent Fund Rules, 1974.
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5.2A. (1) every apprentice (except a person mentioned in Rule 5.2B,
infra), shall, before being admitted as an advocate, have taken training
regularly for a continuous period of six months as a trainee in the Chamber of
an advocate, who has been pleader or an advocate for a period of not less
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than [10] years.
A trainee may take training with more than one advocates for a total
period of six months which are substantially continuous. Intimation signed by
the advocate and the trainee, about joining such advocate should be sent to
the Secretary within one month of the commencement of training. In case, the
intimation is not received within prescribed time, the period shall run from the
date of receipt of intimation in the Bar Council Office.
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[Provided that a trainee may begin his training after passing the LL.B
LL.B Part-I & ll Examinations and taking the LL.B Part-Ill Examination.]

1. Subs. By B.C. meeting dated 25.7.2009, vide Notifn. dated 4.8.2009.

2. Subs. by B.C. Meeting dated 1.6.1995.
3. Substituted by B.C. Meeting 30.12.97, vide Note: No, 247 Dated 6.1.98.
4. Subs. vide Notification No.4287 dated 10.7.1988.
5. Subs. by B.C. Meeting dated 24.5.1998/Notification No.5197 dated 11.7.1990.
6. Added vide Notification No.10546 dated 9.8.99/B.C. Meeting dated 24.7.99.
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Provided further that no advocate shall take more than three trainees
at a time and in case he has more than three trainees at any particular time,
then the first three in the order in which they were taken, shall be regarded as
trainees.
(2) An advocate with whom a person received training in
accordance with sub-rule (1) of Rule 5.2A, shall give a certificate in form 'B'
attached to these rules, and shall specify in the certificate or as a separate
annexure thereto, at least 20 cases in which he had the assistance of the
trainee, indicating title/nature of the case, and giving summary of each case.
(3) An advocate, who gives a false certificate in this behalf shall be
guilty of professional misconduct.
(4) The enrolment as an advocate of an applicant/candidate whose
intimation is received w.e.f. 1.1.2002 and issuance of enrolment certificate to
him shall be subject to his completion of six months apprenticeship,
qualifying, the written examination in not more than four attempts within a
period of 2½ years of the date of submission of intimation form and passing
the Viva Voce Examination failing which he shall not be eligible to reappear in
the written Examination.
(5) At the time of submission of Intimation form, in addition to the
prescribed intimation fee, the applicant/candidate shall deposit a sum of
Rs.300/- as price of the book-let containing questionnaires and first written
examination fee:
Provided that the written examination fee for each subsequent
attempt shall be Rs. 200/- to be deposited by an applicant/candidate.
(6) The Questionnaire shall consist of the questions pertaining to
the subjects enumerated in sub-rule(9).
(7) The written examination shall be of the Objective type/Multiple
choices and held quarterly at former Divisional Headquarters provided that an
applicant/candidate shall have to obtain 45% marks to get through the written
examination.
(8) The Legal Education Committee in coordination with the
Enrolment Committee shall be responsible for holding the written
examinations, preparation of question papers, appointing examiners for
evaluating the answer-books and compiling the result. The Legal Education
Committee may however co-opt five members of the Bar Council of the
former Division concerned by rotation for the aforesaid purpose:
Provided that the result of each written examination shall be declared
within a period fortnight of the examination and the result intimated to the
applicants/candidates through registered post; and
Provided further that the Legal Education Committee shall be
competent to issue, from time to time, directions/instructions for holding the
written examinations and other allied matters.
(9) After passing the written examination, every applicant applying for
admission as an advocate shall have to pass, after due verification of the
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validity of his training by the office, a Viva Voce Examination held by the
Examination Committee concerned in its meeting, under the directions and
supervision of the Enrollment Committee, in the following subjects:-
(i) Code of Civil Procedure, 1908
(ii) Code of Criminal procedure, 1898
(iii) Limitation Act, 1908
(iv) Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, 1973
(v) Legal Practitioners & Bar Councils Act, 1973, and the Rules
framed thereunder;
(vi) Canons of Professional Conduct and Etiquette of Advocates as
framed by the Pakistan Bar Council, 1976.
(vii) Court Fees Act, 1870 and Suits Valuation Act; and
(viii) Qanun-e-Shahadat Order, 1984
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(10) Inspection: There shall be two inspections of the Law Colleges
in each academic year by a Committee comprising of two Members of the Bar
Council of the former Division where the Law College is situated. The
Committee will submit the inspection report to the Legal Education Committee
for onward transmission to the University Grants Commission, or the
Chancellor of the University, or the Secretary Education of the Province
alongwith its remarks of suggestion, if any.
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5.2B. The following persons shall be exempt from training and
examination provided in Rule 5.2A, supra,--
(1) applicants who have received, an LL.M degree from any
University in Pakistan or a University recognized under Section
26(1)(c)(iii) of the Act, or a degree or diploma which is declared
by the Pakistan Bar Council to be equivalent to that degree;
(2) applicants who have for at least four years held a judicial office
in Pakistan or who have for a like period held a post in the
service of Pakistan, the duties whereof entail interpretation or
drafting of laws;
(3) applicants, who after having been called to the Bar in England
have completed a full one year training with a senior counsel in
England which training thereafter entitles them to appear
independently in Courts in England; and
(4) applicants, who after having been enrolled as practicing
lawyers in any place not within Pakistan, have to the
satisfaction of the Enrollment Committee of the Bar Council
concerned, practiced there for full one year.
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[5.3. All applications for admission as an Advocate of the High Court
shall be accompanied by; (a) an affidavit in respect of duration of practice in

1. Subs. vide Notification dated 3.12.2001 (B.C. Meeting dated 24.11.2001).

2. Subs. vide Notification No. 4287 dated 10 7.1988.
3. Substituted by B.C. Meeting 25.7.2009/Notifn. Dated 4.8.2009.
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the Courts subordinate to the High Court; (b) two certificates from Advocates
of the High Court; (c) a receipt of the payment of a sum of Rs. 900/- or any
amount prescribed in this regard; (d) an application made by a person
dismissed from service shall also be accompanied by a copy of the charge
sheet, the statement of charges and reply thereto, if any, by the applicant and
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the final order [(e) A deposit receipt of the amount contributed under Rule
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2.2, the (Pb.) Advocates Benevolent Fund Rules, 1974] and [(f) a deposit slip
of an amount determined under Rule 5.2(1) for enrolment under selection
27(c)]:
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[Provided that the enrolment as an advocate of the High Court shall
be subject to the applicant’s having qualified for the interview conducted by
the Examination Committee of the Punjab Bar Council.]
5.4. Applications for admission under Section 27, clause (c), shall
be forwarded to the High Court and after approval therefrom shall be dealt
with in accordance with the procedure herein provided for enrollment of
Advocates.
5.5. The Secretary shall before forwarding the application to the
Enrollment Committee ensure that the applicant is qualified and not
disqualified in terms of Sections 26 and 27 and the Enrollment Committee
shall, before granting the application, ensure that the applicant has undergone
such training and passed such examination as may be prescribed.
5.6. The Enrollment Committee may, before it passes an order
granting the application or returning it to the Bar Council, make such summary
enquiry as it thinks fit.
5.7. The Enrollment Committee shall dispose of the application
within six weeks of the receipts of the application by it.
5.8. Where the Enrollment Committee of Bar Council grants the
application, a Certificate of Enrollment shall be issued to the applicant in the
prescribed form.
5.9. Where the Enrollment Committee returns an application under
Section 31 the same shall be considered and disposed of by the Bar Council
and its decision shall forthwith be communicated to the applicant.
5.10. The Enrollment Committee may refuse to enroll a person
otherwise qualified, on the grounds of his removal from the Rolls of Advocates
or legal practitioners any where, or the pendency of criminal proceedings or
proceedings for professional misconduct against him any where or on any
other sufficient and reasonable ground.
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[5.10A. An Advocate on the roll of one Provincial Bar Council, may
apply for being placed on the roll of the Punjab Bar Council, subject to the

1. Substituted by B.C. Meeting 25.7.2009/Notifi. Dated 4.8.2009.

2. Added by Notification No. 5685 dated 31.5.1981.
3. Added by Notification No. 21275, Pb.B.C. dated 4.11.2006.
4. Subs. vide Notification dated 4.8.2009 by B.C. Meeting dated 25.7.2009.
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payment of Rs. 500/- and furnishing of No-Objection Certificate from the said
Council:
Provided that a note shall be made against his name in the Roll of the
Punjab Bar Council that he is already on the Roll of another Bar Council.]
5.11 The Secretary shall issue a receipt for payment of Annual fee for
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Renewed Licence in Form `C’ to every Advocate paying annual fee [of
Rs. 330/-] and a Certificate in Form `D’ to every Advocate permitted to
practice before the High Court.
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(i) Every practicing advocate must possess identity card issued by
the Punjab Bar Council.
(ii) There shall be two types of Identity Cards of different colours for
advocates of the Lower Courts and High Courts.
(iii) Every Advocate of the High Court will be issued a permanent
identity card by the Punjab Bar Council.
(iv) Every Advocate of the Lower Court will be issued identity card
annually showing thereon the period of expiry of renewed licence, OR
shall be issued identity card as a miniature of his renewed licence
with photograph affixed thereon.
(v) The identity card to be issued to the Advocate of the High Court
shall bear the following particulars:-
1. Registration Number.
2. Name.
3. Father's/Husband's Name.
4. Date of Birth.
5. Date of enrolment as an Advocate of the High Court.
6. Ordinary place of business.
7. Signature of the Advocate.
8. Photograph.
9. Signature of the issuing authority-Secretary+Chairman
Executive Committee.
(vi) The identity card to be issued to the Advocate of the Lower Court
shall have the following particulars:--
1. Registration Number.
2. Ledger No. (L.C.)
3. Name.
4. Father's/Husband's Name
5. Date of Birth.

1. Ins. by B.C. Meeting dated 30.5.2008 (w.e.f. 1st January 2009).

2. Added vide Notification No. 5253 dated 31.6.1986, effective from 27.1.1983.
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6. Date of enrolment.
7. Ordinary place of business.
8. Signature of the Advocate
9. Photograph
10. Valid upto 31st December of the ensuing year
OR
The miniature of the following licence with photograph to be
dispatched to Advocate through VPP
I, __________, Secretary, do hereby certify that Mr. ______________
s/o, d/o, w/o ______________ resident of __________ enrolled on ________
has paid the Annual Fee for the year ________ and is entitled to practice
during the year ________ in the Courts subordinate to the Lahore High Court.
By Order of the
Bar Council
Secretary.
(vii) Every practicing lawyer whose name is appearing on the Roll of
the Advocates maintained by the Punjab Bar Council, shall be allotted
registration number.
(viii) The Registration Number so allotted to a lawyer will be the
number of the Benevolent Fund Scheme.
(ix) Every practicing lawyer throughout the Province shall obtain the
identity card duly signed by the person/persons so authorized by the Bar
Council on a payment of.
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a. [Rs. 70/-] for Lower Court.
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b. [Rs. 200/-] for High Court.
Provided that no identity card shall be issued to any lawyer unless he
has cleared the Benevolent Fund dues and annual fees due.
(x) Every practicing lawyer throughout the Province of Punjab shall
apply to obtain identity card within 90 days from the date of enforcement of
this scheme:
Provided that if an advocate fails to obtain his identity card within the
time prescribed, his name shall be struck off the Roll of Advocates after giving
him a reasonable opportunity of being heard on a notice under Section 34 of
the Legal Practitioners and Bar Council Act.
(xi) All Advocates shall quote/print their registration number, so
allotted, on his letter-pads as well as on vakalatnamas.
(xii) Every lawyer, while exercising his right of vote in election of the
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Bar Council/Bar Association shall produce, [on demand] his identity card

1. Substituted by B.C. Meeting dated 30.5.2008.

2. Substituted by B.C. Meeting dated 30.5.2008.
3. Deleted by Notification No.11591, dated 29.11.1990.
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[issued by the Bar Council] and the Presiding Officers shall refuse his
participation in the election on non-production of the identity card.
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[Provided that no renewal licence and licence to practice in the High
Court shall be issued to any Advocate if he had not by then, applied for the
issuance of the Identity Card and obtained the same:]
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[Provided further that the election board constituted under Art. 46 of
the Memorandum of Association, 1981 shall enter the registered No. of the
eligible voter and shall obtain his signatures on the counterfoil or the eligible
voters list]
5.12. An Advocate who fails to pay the annual fee or any other fee or
contribution provided by the Rules by the 31st of December of the preceded
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year shall pay a late fee of Rs. [10/-] per month of delay subject to maximum
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of Rs. [60/-] or such amount as may be prescribed in this regard.
5.13. A person who had been enrolled as a pleader by the High
Court before coming into force of the Act irrespective of whether he was not
entitled to appear before a Court at the time when the Act came into force,
shall be entitled to appear before a Court at the time when the Act came into
force shall be entitled to be enrolled as an Advocate on payment of a fee
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Rs. [100/-] out of which Rs. 25/- shall be enrolment fee and Rs. [75/-] annual
annual fee which will be enable him to practice till the 31st of December of the
year in which he deposits the fee.
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5.14. An Advocate [shall] apply that his licence be suspended
because he intends to discontinue his practice in order to carry on business or
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to join some other profession or vocation and he [shall] apply also for
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termination of such suspension. An advocate [shall] apply that his name be
altogether removed from the rolls.
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[5.15. The Enrolment Committee may suspend the licence of an
advocate where it is established after due notice to the Advocate concerned
that the Advocate has entered Govt. employment or any other employment,
business, vocation or profession not connected with law.]
5.16. All disputes relating to seniority as an Advocate shall be
determined by the Enrolment Committee. In cases the contestants are not
entered in the Roll in the correct order, amendment in the Roll will be made
giving effect to the decision of the Enrolment Committee by pasting correction
slips in the Roll.

1. Added by Notification No.12499/Pb.B.C. dated 18.7.2006.

2. Added by Notification No.7040, dated 21.9.83 to be effective from 21.7.83.
3. Added by Notification No.11591, dated 29.11.1990.
4. Subs. by Notification No.2776, dated 21.2.1993.
5. Ibid.
6. Subs. By Notification dated 28.6.1990 (w.e.f. 1.1.1991).
7. Ibid.
8. Subs. By Notification No.1317 dated 7.2.2003 (B.C. Meeting dated 30.11.2002).
9. Ibid.
10. Ibid.
11. Subs. by Notifi. No. ______ dt. _____ (B.C. Meeting 30.7.2011).
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5.17. All additions, alterations and corrections made in the Roll shall
be communicated to the High Court within thirty days of the additions, etc.
CHAPTER - VI
DISCIPLINARY PROCEEDINGS
6.1. A complaint against an advocate shall be filed with five copies
and shall contain clearly the charge or charges against such Advocate and
shall be accompanied by all documents, or copies of documents that are
available to the complainant; and in case where the complaint is not by a
Court or by a public servant acting in his official capacity, shall also be
supported by an affidavit as to facts.
6.2. For the purpose of deciding whether the complaint against an
advocate is to be summarily rejected, the complaint shall be placed before the
1
[Committee] which may unless it rejects it summarily, ask the Advocate to
reply the allegations and after enquiry may refer the matter to the
2
[appropriate committee] under Section 41.
3
6.3. Where a reference is made to a [Committee or] Tribunal under
under Section 41, all the relevant documents shall be forwarded alongwith the
reference.
4
6.4. [A Committee to which a reference is made under Section 41
shall complete the proceedings before it within eight weeks of the receipt of
the same and submit its report.]
6.5. Before the Tribunal, the proceedings against an Advocate shall
be conducted by the Advocate General, or by an Advocate appearing on his
behalf. The complainant shall also be entitled to appear in person, or through
counsel, but the Advocate-General shall have a prior right to conduct the
proceedings against the Advocate, subject to any directions by the Tribunal.
6.6. On receipt of a reference under Section 41, the Chairman of
the Tribunal shall fix a date for the hearing of the case not earlier than twenty
one days and not later than sixty days from such receipt and a notice of the
date fixed shall be served on the Advocate concerned as well as the
Advocate-General alongwith copies of the record that has been forwarded to
the Tribunal, so as to reach the Advocate as well as Advocate-General not
less than fourteen days before the date fixed. Notice of the date shall be
served on the complainant in case the complaint is not by a Court or by a
public servant in his official capacity. Notice of the date should also be put up
on the Notice Board of the Bar Council.
6.7. The Advocate concerned shall be entitled to file a reply to the
allegations against him whether or not he has already filed a reply before the
Bar Council. He shall deliver such reply alongwith three copies to the
Secretary at least seven days before the date of hearing fixed by the Tribunal

1. Before the Disciplinary Committee as provided by Ordinance XVII of 1982.

2. The Tribunal as provided by Ordinance XVII of 1982.
3. Becomes redundant by Ordinance XVII of 1982.
4. Ibid.
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and the Secretary shall deliver the copies to the Advocate-General and the
complainant at least three days before such date of hearing.
6.8. The Tribunal shall determine the matter before it on oral
evidence and on documents in accordance with the provisions, of the
Evidence Act, 1972 and the Tribunal shall follow generally and to the extent
practicable the procedure provided for the suits in the Code of Civil
Procedure, 1908, but the Tribunal shall also have power to call for or permit
affidavits and allow documents to be proved by affidavits: Provided that the
party affected by an affidavit shall have the right to cross-examine the
deponent.
6.9. The Advocate concerned shall be a competent witness on his
own behalf and shall be liable, if he appears as a witness, to be cross-
examined, but he shall not be compelled to appear as a witness.
6.10. The Secretary of the Bar Council shall be ex-officio Secretary
of the Tribunal and shall be responsible for service of notice issued by the
Tribunal and for compliance with the rules in this Chapter.
CHAPTER - VII
BAR ASSOCIATION
7.1. Every association of Advocates ordinarily practicing at a
particular place shall apply to the Bar Council for the recognition of the Bar
Association. The application shall be filed by the President or Secretary of the
Bar Association: Provided that no application shall be entertained in respect
of a place where there is already existing a recognized Bar Association:
1
[Provided further, except as aforesaid, a body or association of
advocates using the words "Association", "Bar", "Council", "Pakistan" or
"Punjab" in its name shall be illegal. Any Advocate who is or claims to be
member or office bearer of such association shall be guilty of professional
misconduct.]
7.2. The application shall be accompanied by a copy of the
Constitution of the Bar Association alongwith a resolution of the Bar
Association seeking recognition: Provided that no Bar Association shall be
recognized unless it is functioning at a place where there is a regular civil
revenue or original Court.
7.3. The application shall be laid before the Executive Committee
which may after considering the same, require amendments to be made in the
Constitution of the Bar Association, prior to further consideration of the
application, or may refuse to recognize a Bar Association. Such decisions
shall not take effect unless approved by the Bar Council.
7.4. The Bar Council shall decide the application for recognition of a
Bar Association within three months of the submission of the application and
in case it fails to decide within this period the members of that Bar Association
will be regarded as members of a recognized Bar Association till the question
of recognition of such Bar Association is decided by the Bar Council.

1. Added by Notification No. 2069 dated 1.6.1980.

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7.5. Where there is an existing recognized Bar Association on the

date of coming into force of these Rules no further application from such
place for recognition shall be entertained, but this shall not prevent the
recognition of a High Court Bar Association at a place where there is a
functioning Bench of the High Court.
7.6. Where there are more applications than one for recognition
from the same place, the Executive Committee shall decide which applicant
Bar Association shall be recognized.
7.7. Every recognized Bar Association shall within four weeks of
making any amendment in its Constitution, forward a copy of the same to the
Bar Council.
7.8. Any member of Bar Association aggrieved by an act or
omission of the Bar Association may within one month of such act or omission
appeal to the Bar Council where such act or omission violates the Constitution
of the Bar Association.
7.9. Every recognized Bar Association must furnish to the Bar
1
Council by [5th November] of every year a list of its members entitled to
practice as Advocates and as Advocates of the High Court alongwith the
dates of their enrollment. A list of office-bearers shall be furnished within a
month of the annual elections.
7.10. No person shall practice as an Advocate unless he is a
member of a recognized Bar Association.
7.10(a). An Advocate may become member of more than one Bar
Association.
2
[7.10(b). On expiry of three years, after enrolment or as the case
may be and depositing the prescribed fee, an advocate shall be eligible to file
fresh declaration after its approval by the Bar Council by 30th September of
the year by visiting the office of the Punjab Bar Council himself and furnishing
a NOC from the President of the Bar where he is/was practicing and proof of
membership of the Bar where he intends to become voter member. He shall,
also change the place of business in accordance with filing the above said
fresh declaration. Copies of such declaration shall be sent to the President of
both the aforesaid Bar Associations:
Provided that on fulfilling the pre-requisites, an advocate, shall be
eligible to file fresh declaration after 30th September of the year, but he shall
not be eligible to exercise the right of vote in the ensuing elections of the Bar.]
3
[Provided, also, that condition of three years stay for filling fresh
declaration shall not apply to the Advocates seeking transfer of voter
membership to a newly established Bar Association, but before the issuance
of the final list of voters.
7.11. Where it is reported by a Bar Association that any Advocate
has ceased to be its member, the name of such Advocate may, after notice to

1. Subs. by B.C. Meeting dated 1.4.2006 & 25.11.2006.

2. Subs. by Notification No.12499/Pb.B.C. dated 18.7.2006.
3. Added by B.C. Meeting dt. _____, Notification dt. 24.5.2010.
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the Advocate, be struck off the Roll unless he establishes that he continues to
be a member of any other recognized Bar Association.
7.12. It will be sufficient compliance with the requirements of Rule
7.10 if within six months of being enrolled as an Advocate a person applies for
being admitted as a member of such Bar Association and his application has
not been dismissed.
7.13. The applicant shall, within six months of his enrollment as an
Advocate, inform the Bar Council of the date of his application for admission
as a member of such Bar Association and shall forward a copy of the receipt
of such application duly signed by the Secretary of such Bar Association. The
licence of the Advocate who has not, without reasonable excuse, so intimated
the Bar Council shall stand automatically suspended: Provided that it shall be
restored on his showing reasonable cause for the failure.
7.14. Every Advocate whose application for admission as a member
of a Bar Association has been dismissed by the Bar Association shall have a
right of appeal to the Bar Council. The appeal shall be filed within two months
of the communication to him of the order appealed against. The appellate
authority may, for sufficient cause, condone the delay in the filing of the
appeal, if any.
7.15. No removal of an Advocate from the memberships of a Bar
Association shall be recognized by the Bar Council unless it is authorized by
the Constitution of the Bar Association, or is for non-payment of the dues of
the Bar Association, or for misappropriation of the funds or the property of the
Bar Association or for gross misconduct.
7.16. In case the name of an Advocate is removed from the roll of
members of a Bar Association he shall have like remedies as he would have if
his application for admission as a member of Bar Association was dismissed
and the appellate authority shall have similar powers.
CHAPTER - VIII
FIRMS OF LAWYERS
8.1. Advocate desirous of forming a firm of lawyers or to associate
with a firm of lawyers, for the practice of law in the jurisdiction of the Bar
Council shall apply to the Bar Council for the registration of the firm or their
association.
1
[8.2. The application for registration shall be accompanied by a
2
deposit slip of Rs. [15,000/-] as Registration fee, a copy of the partnership
deed and the following information: (a) name of firm (b) place of office or
office of the firm (c) the names of the partners with their dates of birth,
academic qualifications and standing at the Bar (d) the shares of the partners;
and (e) the contribution to be made by each partner.]
8.3. The application shall be placed before the Bar Council which
may call for such further information as it may think necessary.

1. Subs. by B.C. Meeting dated 31.7.2004.

2. Subs. by B.C. Meeting dated 1.7.2008.
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8.4. Advocates Already associated together for the purpose of

practicing law, shall within three months of the promulgation of these Rules,
apply for the registration of their firms and the provision herein contained shall
apply mutatis mutandis to such application.
8.5. All applications for registration of the firm shall be taken up for
consideration within two months of their presentation and shall be disposed of
within four months and in case of a firm existing on the date of promulgation
of these Rules such firm may continue its business till the disposal of the
application.
8.6. The Bar Council may at any time call for such information as it
may consider necessary from a registered firm and may also, for sufficient
cause to be recorded in writing, after due notice to the firm, impose any
condition on the firm or suspend the registration of any firm. On suspension of
registration, the Advocates constituting such firm shall cease to practice as
partners in the area within the jurisdiction of the Bar Council from such date
as may be specified in the order.
8.7. Any firm of lawyers not registered under the Act and the Rules
framed thereunder in any other province of Pakistan shall, where it is desirous
of commencing or continuing the practice of law within the jurisdiction of the
Bar Council, apply for registration to the Bar Council and the provisions herein
contained shall apply mutatis mutandis to such application.
CHAPTER - IX
1
[9.1. Member shall be entitled to return Air-ticket of the economy
class.]
2
[9.2. Where the Air Service is not available, the Member shall be
paid T.A. on the basis of average.]
CHAPTER - X
FINANCES
10.1. Subject to the control and direction of the Bar Council the
3
[Finance Committee], shall be responsible for realizing all the moneys due to
the Bar Council and for the management, administration and utilization of the
funds of the Council.
4
10.2. [The Finance Committee shall prepare and submit for
approval of the Bar Council by 1st of June every year a budget statement of
expected receipts and expenditure for the coming financial year.]
10.3. The Secretary shall be disbursing authority, but no payment
shall be made out of the funds of the Council; except under order of the
Chairman: Provided that no payment shall be ordered unless it is authorized
under Rules 10.5 to 10.7: Provided further that notwithstanding the above, the

1. Subs, vide Notification dated 14.12.1995.

2. --do--
3. Subs. in B.C. Meeting dated 8.11.1975.
4. Subs. vide B.C. meeting dated 8.11.1975.
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1
[Vice Chairman or Chairman Executive Committee] may sanction
2
expenditure upto Rs. [50,000/- p.a.]
10.4. The moneys credited to the funds of the Bar Council shall be
kept in such bank or banks and the account shall be operated by such person
as the Bar Council may specify.
10.5. The Bar Council may invest any portion of the funds of the Bar
Council is such manner as it may think proper.
10.6. The Bar Council may constitute a separate fund for any special
purpose, which shall be administered and regulated in such manner as the
Bar Council may specify.
10.7. The moneys from time to time credited to the fund of the Bar
Council shall be applied in the following order:- (a) the payment to the
3
Pakistan Bar Council of [thirty three percent of the total sum received by it
during that financial year as enrollment fee and fees for permission to practice
before the High Court; (b) in the payment of salaries and allowances to the
staff of the Council; (c) in the fulfillment of any obligation and in the discharge
of any duty imposed on the Bar Council under the Act and the Rules; and (d)
in meeting the expenditure declared by the Bar Council to be an appropriate
charge on the fund.
10.8. A Cash book shall be maintained by the Bar Council as in Form
'E'.
10.9. The receipt of all cash and cheques received for credit to the
fund of the Bar Council shall be entered on the receipt side of the Cash book
as soon as the receipt is issued.
10.10. The disbursement of all moneys from the fund of the Bar
Council shall be entered on the expenditure side of the Cash Book as soon as
the disbursement is made.
10.11. At the end of each day, the totals of the amounts received and
spent during the day shall be worked out and the balance struck.
10.12. The amount remitted to the Bank each day shall be shown in
the appropriate column of the Cash Book indicating the number and date of
the deposit voucher with which the amount is thus remitted.
10.13. All entries in the Cash Book shall be checked by the Secretary
item by item with reference to the receipts and vouchers and attested in token
of check. The Cash Book shall be signed by the Secretary daily.
10.14. At the end of each month the balance shall be struck and the
closing balance verified with reference to the Bank Pass Book.
10.15. The totals of various columns in the Cash Book shall be
carried forward into next month's account.

1. Subs. by B.C. meeting dated 30.5.2008.

2. Subs. by B.C. meeting dated 30.5.2008.
3. Enhanced to 33 percent by Ordinance XL of 1978.
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10.16. At the end of each quarter a Quarterly Statement of Account

giving full details on income and expenditure shall be compiled and laid
before the Bar Council.
10.17. At the end of each financial year, an Annual Account in Form
'F’ shall be compiled.
10.18. The Annual Account so compiled shall be audited by a
Chartered Accountant within the meaning of the Chartered Accountants
Ordinance, 1961, appointed by Bar Council.
10.19. The Auditor appointed under Rule 10.18 shall examine the
Annual Account together with the receipt and vouchers relating thereto, and
shall at all reasonable times have access to the books, accounts and other
documents of the Bar Council, and may in relation to such accounts, examine
any officer or employee of the Bar Council.
10.20. The Auditor shall report to the Bar Council upon the Annual
Accounts and in his report he shall state whether in his opinion the Annual
Account is a full and fair account containing all necessary particulars and
properly drawn up so as to exhibit a true and correct view of the finances of
the Bar Council.
10.21. The Chairman shall furnish to each Member at least fifteen
days before the date of the meeting of the Council called in the beginning of
the financial year a copy of the audited Annual Account.
CHAPTER - XI
MISCELLANEOUS
11.1. A Member shall vacate his seat if he:- (a) resigns his seat by
delivery of his resignation to the Secretary and the resignation shall be
effective from the time it is so delivered, or (b) is removed from the Rolls
maintained by the Bar Council and the Pakistan Bar Council.
11.2. A Member who is suspended as an Advocate shall not act as a
Member during the period of his suspension but shall vacate his seat only if
his suspension is for a year or more or covers the whole of his remaining term
as a member.
1
[“11.2A. A Member of a Committee or a Chairman of a Committee
constituted under Section 10 of the Legal Practitioners & Bar Council Act,
1973 shall cease to be the Member OR Chairman of the said Committee in
the eventuality of vote of no-confidence passed against him by majority of
votes, by show of hands, by the Members in a meeting of the Bar Council.”]
11.3. Registers shall be maintained with respect to the disciplinary
proceedings and all the records of the disciplinary proceedings shall be
preserved till they are ordered to be destroyed by the Bar Council.
11.4. All parties to proceedings shall be entitled on payment of the
prescribed fee to certified copies of all proceedings before the Bar Council or
the Tribunal, or any Committee of the Bar Council. Any other person

1. Added by B.C. meeting dated 3.4.2004 vide Notification No.5055/86 B.C. dated 6.4.2004.
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interested may subject to the order of the Chairman or of the Bar Council be
supplied with a certified copy of any such proceedings as is mentioned above.
The same fee shall be charged for the certified copies as are charged by the
High Court.
11.5. All applications filed in the disciplinary proceedings by any
party shall be accompanied by a payment of Rs. 5/- except in case of an
application filed by the Advocate-General or any Advocate appearing on his
behalf.
11.6. An Advocate appearing before the Bar Council or before a
Tribunal or Committee of the Bar Council except the Advocate-General or an
Advocate appearing on his behalf, shall file a power of attorney along with a
deposit of Rs. 5/-.
11.7. Parties to proceedings shall be entitled to inspection of the
record on payment of Rs. 5/- per day or part thereof.
11.8. An Advocate is entitled to a duplicate copy his Enrollment
Certificate on filing an application to the Secretary of the Bar Council and
1
upon payment of a fee of Rs. [400/-].
2
[Provided that fee of Rs. 2,000/- shall be levied for issuance of a
certificate under Rule 107(1)(c)(ii) of the Pakistan Legal Practitioners and Bar
Councils Rules, 1976.]
11.9. All moneys required to be paid under these Rules shall be paid
into the account of the Bar Council or to a person authorized in this behalf by
the Bar Council and the receipt for the money paid shall be attached to the
proceedings in respect of which the payment is made.
11.10. The Legal Practitioners and Bar Council Rules, 1969 insofar as
they relate to the functions of the Punjab Bar Council are hereby repealed.
FORM 'A'
APPLICATION FOR ENROLLMENT
PASSPORT SIZE PHOTOGRAPH
1. Name of the Applicant.
2. Date of Birth.
3. Father's/Husband's Name.
4. Nationality of Applicant.
5. Qualifications for enrollment with dates on which acquired.
6. Whether the application is a person exempt from training and
examination.
7. Whether the applicant proposes to practice generally within the
jurisdiction of the Bar Council.

1. Subs. by B.C. Meeting dated 31.5.2008 w.e.f. 1.7.2008.

2. Subs. by B.C. Meeting dated 31.5.2008 w.e.f. 1.7.2008.
 The Punjab Legal Practitioners & Bar Council Rules, 1974 21

8. Whether the applicant is engaged in any business, profession

or vocation, if so, the nature thereof and the place at which it is
carried on.
9. Whether the applicant has been declared insolvent.
10. Whether the applicant has been dismissed from the service of
Government or of a public statutory corporation or private
service, if so, date and reason thereof.
11. Whether the applicant has been convicted of any offence, if so,
date and particulars thereof.
12. Whether the applicant is enrolled as an Advocate on the roll of
any other Bar Council.
13. Whether an application for enrollment has previously been
rejected by a Bar Council.
Signature _____________
Home Address _____________
FORM 'B'
CERTIFICATE OF TRAINING
I, ____________________________ Advocate, do hereby certify that
Mr./Mrs. ___________ son/daughter/wife of _______________ has training
with me for a period of six months (from ___________ to _____________) in
accordance with Rule 5.2A of the Legal Practitioners and Bar Council Rules,
1974.
That at the time when I took him as a pupil, I had been entitled to
practice as a pleader/or as an Advocate for a period of not less than five
years.
That I did not have more than three pupils during the time of his
pupilage.
That although I had more than three pupils during the whole of portion
of his pupilage he was for the whole or for that portion of the period of his
pupilage one out of the first three pupils considered in the order in which they
were taken as pupils.
That I was practicing at the Bar during the whole period of pupilage
and that a written intimation as to his having joined me as a pupil signed by
both of us, had been sent to the Secretary Bar Council within one month of
the commencement of pupilage.
Specify in the form below at least twenty cases in which the Advocate
had the assistance of the pupil.
Dated: __________
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ADVOCATE
LIST OF CASES
Sr. No. Parties Names Nature of Case Name of Court
FORM 'C’
No. __________
PUNJAB BAR COUNCIL
I, _____________ Secretary of the Punjab Bar Council do hereby
certify that ___________________ son/daughter/wife of _________________
resident of ________________________ enrolled on ____________ has paid
the Annual Fee for the year 20 _______ as provided by Rule 5.11 of the
Punjab Legal Practitioners and Bar Council Rules, 1974 and is entitled to
practice during the year 20 ________ in the Courts subordinate to the Lahore
High Court.
By Order of the Bar Council.
FORM 'D'
No. __________
PUNJAB BAR COUNCIL
The Punjab Bar Council hereby certifies that ___________________
son/daughter/wife of ______________ who is an Advocate of Bar Council has
now been admitted as an advocate of _____________________ High Court.
He is entitled to appear, act and plead before any Court or Tribunal in
Pakistan except the Supreme Court of Pakistan.
Given under the common Seal of the Punjab Bar Council this ______
day of __________ 20 __________.
By Order of the Bar Council.
`SEAL’ Secretary
FORM 'E'
CASH BOOK
Page No. ______
BANK CASH BOOK
1 2 3 4 5 6 7

Date of Particulars of Amount Name of Folio Amount Total

Remittance Depositor Deposited Bank Remitted
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GENERAL CASH BOOK

CASH ACCOUNT OF _______ FOR THE MONTH OF _____ 20 ___
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Month/Date Receipt Folio Amount Total Month/Date Payment

8 9 10
Folio Amount Total
FORM 'F'
ANNUAL ACCOUNT FOR THE YEAR _________
1 2 3 4
Description Income Description Expenditure
1. Fees ……. 1. Establishment ________
(a) Enrolment Fees ________ 2. Auditor ________
(b) Fee for Permission 3. Contingencies ________
to practice in High
Court. ________ 4. Miscellaneous ________

(c) Renewal Fees ________

(d) Miscellaneous Fees ________
2. Grants ________
3. Donations ________
4. Subscriptions ________

Total Income Opening Balance ________________

Total Expenditure Closing Balance ________________
Signature of the Secretary Signature of the Chairman.
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