The Khyber Pakhtun Khwa Bar Council came
into being as a result of the promulgation of the Legal Practitioners
and Bar Councils Act, 1973 (Act XXXV of 1973). The Council commenced
functioning with effect from 1st January 1974. The Khber Pakhtun
Khwa Bar Council consists of the Advocate-General of the Province,
as Ex-officio Chairman and the Members elected by the Advocates
across the Province. The term of the Bar Council is five years beginning
on the first day of January following the general elections to the
Bar Council; and at the end of each term the members of the Bar
Council shall cease to hold office.
Abdul Latif Yousafzai Chairman/Advocate General
Functions of Provincial Bar Council
Subject to the provisions of Legal practitioner
& Bar Council Act 1973 and the rules made thereunder, the functions
of a Provincial Bar Council shall be-
a.
To admit persons
as advocates on its roll; to hol examination for purpose of
admission; to prepare and maintain a roll of such advocates;
and to remove advocates [of the provice as well as of each
{district}]from such roll;
b.
to admit persons as advocates entitled
to practise before the High Court and to prepare and maintain
a roll of such advocates;
c.
to entertain and determine cases of miscounduct
against advocates on its roll and to order punishment in such
cases.
d.
to safeguard the rights, privillages and
interests of advocates on its rolls including initiation of
measure for fair and inexpensive dispensation of justice by
subordinate Courts and tribunals;
e.
to promote and suggest law reforms;
f.
to manage and administer the property
and funds of the Provincial Bar Council and to invest any
of its fund.
g.
to conduct the election of its members;
h.
to prescribe conditions for the recognition
and functioning of and to recognize and derecognize Bar Association.
i.
to perform all others functions conferred
on it by or under Legal practitioner & Bar Council Act
1973 and to comply with directions given to it by the Pakistan
Bar Council from time to time;
j.
to do all other things necessary for discharging
the aforesaid function.
A Bar Coucnil
may, in accordance with the rules farmed by it, and within
the limits of the funds at its disposal for that purpose make
free legal aid avalible to indigent litigants.
Ahmad Farooq Khattak
Vice Chairman
Shah Hussain
Chairman Executive
Composition of Bar Council
KHYBER PAKHTUNKHWA BAR COUNCIL consist of
...
a.
Advocate General of the Province
as ex-officio Chairman; and
b.
V ice Chairman shall be elected by the members
of council in the prescribed manner from amongst themselves
in Janurary of each year.
c.
Chairman Executive committee shall be elected
by the members
d.
Secretary:
The whole time employee, responsible to perform duties enshrined
under the Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Act, 1973,
and the Punjab Legal Practitioners & Bar Council Rules,
1974 and to deal with the administrative affairs.
