Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan
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| Type | Working Under (Pakistan Bar Council) |
|---|---|
| Purpose | Bar association |
| Headquarters | Islamabad, Pakistan |
Region served | Pakistan |
Official language | English |
| Latif Afridi | |
| Website | www |
The Supreme Court Bar Association (Urdu: سپریم کورٹ بار ایسوسی ایشن)(SCBAP) is an association established in 1989 comprising the supreme court lawyers in Pakistan. The Legal Practitioners and Bar Councils Act 1973 provides for the forming, recognition and functioning of Bar Associations for supreme court lawyers working under the control of Pakistan Bar Council. It is an independent Bar association whose aim is to uphold the rule of law and the cause of justice and protect and promote the interest of the legal profession as well as that of the public.
The Rules of the Supreme Court Bar Association of Pakistan, 1989 provide the detailed provisions for elections, meetings, its committees, disciplinary proceedings, powers and functions of the executive committee of the Bar Association etc. The SCBAP has 22 members, who are elected annually to manage the affairs and execute the functions of the SCBAP. The Executive Committee consisting of the President, Four Vice-Presidents (one from each Province), Secretary and Additional Secretary, Finance Secretary from Islamabad. Fourteen executive members elected from throughout Pakistan (at least two from each Province) by way of balloting
Mission of the SCBAP[]
The Mission of the Supreme Court Bar Association is to promote professional excellence and respect for the rule of law and elevate the quality of legal education in the country.
Objectives of the SCBAP[]
The objectives of the Association are:
- To provide facilities to the members in performance of their professional duties
- To preserve, promote and safeguard the interest of the members
- To maintain higher professional standards of probity and integrity amongst its members and to check and eradicate unprofessional practices
- To aid and assist the Supreme Court in the administration of justice
- To advance the cause of justice and the rule of law
- To execute and implement all directions and decisions as made by the Pakistan Bar Council from time to time
- To do all other things as may be necessary to achieve the objects of then Association
Notable former presidents[]
- Abid Hassan Minto
- Akram Sheikh
- Hamid Khan
- Justice Tariq Mahmood
- Malik Mohammad Qayyum
- Ali Ahmad Kurd
- Aitzaz Ahsan
- Munir A. Malik
- Qazi Anwar
- Asma Jahangir
- Asrar-ul-Haq Mian
- Kamran Murtaza
- Rasheed A Rizvi
- Syed Ali Zafar
- Amanullah Kanrani
- Latif Afridi
Former Secretary[]
- Ali Akbar Qureshi
- M A Zafar
- Aftab Bajwa
- Aslam Zar
- Ameen Javaid
- Asad Manzoor Butt
- Shamim ur Rahman Malik
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