JUDICIAL CONFERENCE HELD AT QUETTA

JUDICIAL CONFERENCE HELD AT QUETTA <!--[if gte mso 10]> JUDICIAL CONFERENCE HELD AT QUETTA On 15th & 16th August 1991 MEMORANDUM OF PROCEEDINGS Agenda Item No. 1, dated 15th August, 1991. 1ST SESSION Time: 10:30 a.m. After recitation from the Holy Quran, the Hon'ble Chief Justice of Pakistan introduced the first item of the agenda on the implementation of a Scheme for the Protection of Human Rights and in particular fundamental rights of all the citizens of Pakistan with special emphasis on the deprived classes of society and in this respect he informed the Conference that all the -Chief Justices of the country have already signed a Declaration and have taken the responsibility to operate the Scheme. Hon'ble Chief Justice of Pakistan explained to the Conference that the Objectives Resolution is an important part in the constitutional set-up of Pakistan. It has its own status as interpreted and utilised by the Superior Courts of the country in various precedents, for example, Asma Jilani's case, Sardar Ali's case, Ziaur Rehman's case and Benazir Bhutto's case etc. Hon'ble Chief Justice of Pakistan emphasised that the Objectives Resolution is so worded that Qur'an and Sunnah through this Resolution has become a part of our polity. It has an inbuilt protection and it can never be taken out of our constitutional set-up. So many Governments have come and gone and so many Constitutions have been given to the country, but the Objectives Resolution has never been touched by anybody. It has an ability to spring out. At various junctures of our past history Courts have and in future will be taking help, whenever required, from this Resolution. He raised a question, can the Objectives Resolution be used as a touchstone for examining the Constitution or other laws? He said many cases are pending in the Supreme Court and the Court is waiting for wisdom from other Courts before deciding this matter. Elaborating on the Scheme for the Protection of Rights of all Classes specially the deprived ones, he emphasised that it is the responsibility of the Judiciary under the Objectives Resolution and under the Constitution to take cognizance of these violations of rights of the citizens. The Judiciary derives these powers from various provisions of the Constitution as well as number of judicial pronouncements. He equated Judiciary to a large tree and said that Superior Courts, Subordinate Courts, Law Officers and Advocates are all its roots and Judiciary, as an organ of State derives its strength from all its components. The Bar being one of its important components is, under the Constitution, responsible and under a duty to act for the protection of the rights of citizens. He also informed the Conference that the Supreme Court under its original jurisdiction (Article 184 (3)) is going to start Public Interest Litigation and 35 cases in this category are already selected for hearing. He invited the Bar to come forward and play a role by filing cases under Public Interest Litigation for safeguarding the fundamental rights of citizens. After these introductory remarks the Hon'ble Chief Justice of Pakistan invited the participants of the Conference to give their views and suggestions on the Item under consideration. Views of Mr. Maqbool Ilahi Malik, Advocate-General, Punjab. He said that he is elated on the introduction of this Scheme. He further stated that Public Interest Litigation could not flourish in our Courts because of certain old traditions but now, as the Hon'ble Chief Justice of Pakistan has suggested, this avenue would be explored for the protection of rights of citizens. As regards the Objectives Resolution, he pointed out certain inconsistencies apparent due to different interpretations given by the Supreme Court in this respect. He mentioned PLD 1989 SC 613 and PLD 1989 SC 771 in this respect. He further pointed out that Mr. Justice Shafiur Rahman, Judge of the Supreme Court, has admitted a Petition for examining interest on the touchstone of Article 2-A. He reflected that if Article 2A is superior to the Constitution, then the Constitution requires certain amendments e.g. in Article 239(6), Article 45 and Article 253. Views of Mr. Justice Dr. Nasim Hasan Shah, Judge, Supreme Court At this juncture he reminded the Conference of Agenda Item at hand and while supporting the Scheme, he asked the participants to confine their discussion, views/suggestions to the Scheme. Views of Mr. A. Karim Malik, Advocate. He said that because of this Scheme separation of Judiciary would be affected and the Scheme should be carefully examined, as regards its effects, before it is implemented. SECOND SESSION Time 12:30 p.m. Views of Mr. Justice Shafiur Rahman, Judge, Supreme Court. He while supporting the Scheme emphasised on the role of Advocates and how in the past Lawyers used to give pre-litigation advice to people. This aspect is sadly missing today. He while reading from Article 29 of the Constitution said that Bar is an essential part of the Judiciary. Judiciary as a whole and all functionaries of this organ of the State are under an obligation to implement principles of policies given in the Constitution. He further stressed that there are certain functions and duties performed in unison by the Judiciary and the Executive which supplement the independence of the Judiciary, e.g. Jail Committees etc. He then explained the functioning of Lok Adalats in India and about legal literacy in U.SA. . Views of Mr. Saeed Ahmed Ansari, President, Lahore High Court Bar Association. He supported the Scheme but said that he will suggest some modifications. He said that decisions on implementation must be reached by consensus. Pointing out his apprehensions regarding the Scheme, he said that Executive's participation at various tiers of the Scheme is not desirable. Past experience of various committees at local and district level have failed. Therefore, he suggested that implementation of the Scheme at the district and the local level should be postponed. He further said that functions of these tiers are over-lapping with those of other institutions of the Government. For example, being watch-dogs on administrative authorities and provision of civil amenities etc. He suggested that Councils at the Central and Provincial level should start working forthwith. Central Council should give guidelines to the media for awareness. The cases of infringement of rights should be brought by the Bar to the Provincial Councils and thereafter they should be tackled under the constitutional jurisdiction of the various High Courts. To facilitate this, Bar Councils should constitute Human Rights Committees in all districts. THIRD SESSION Time 4.00 p.m. After the Prayer and lunch break, the Hon'ble Chief Justice of Pakistan proposed certain changes in the Scheme which after due deliberations were approved by the Conference. They are: (1) In the constitution of the Central Council in the controlling section‑ (a) one Senior Judge of the Supreme Court should be added; (b) last retired Chief Justice of Pakistan should also be added; (c) last retired senior puisne Judge of the Supreme Court should also be added; (d) Vice-Chairman, Pakistan Bar Council, should also be added in this Section and deleted from the Supportive Section. (2) In the Constitution of the Provincial Council- (a) the last retired Chief Justice of the Provincial High Court should be added; (b) Advocate-General of the Province should be taken out of the Controlling Section and be placed in the Supporting Section; (c) in his place President of High Court Bar Association at the principal seat should be included in the Controlling Section; and (d) all the High Court Bar Associations' Presidents at various Benches of the High Courts should be included in the Supporting Section. (3) In the functions of the provincial Council the following clause should be added:‑ "To constitute, re-constitute from time to time the Boards and Committees in accordance with the requirement of local areas." As far as the Constitution of various Boards was concerned there were lengthy arguments on the inclusion or otherwise of the members of executive (D.C. and S.P.) in the Controlling Section. The following supported their inclusion:‑ (1) Law Minister of Sindh. However, he stressed that it is essential to involve only non-political persons for the successful implementation of this Scheme. (2) Law Minister of Punjab. However, he said that at this moment he is not in a position to commit anything on behalf of his Government. (3) Advocate-General of Balochistan. (4) Hon'ble Chief Justice, N.-W.F.P. However, Hon'ble Chief Justice of Balochistan opposed their inclusion. After taking the views of above-mentioned persons, it was unanimously decided to include the Deputy Commissioner who specifically was discussed, in the constitution of the Controlling Section of the Board. Thereafter, President of Lahore High Court Bar Association withdrew his suggestion given earlier in this respect. Views of Syed Afzal Haider, Advocate. He said that the Scheme would succeed but initially a modest start should be made at the grassroots level. Views of Mr. Bilal, Advocate. He also supported the Scheme and said that it would be a revolutionary and a historic step for the protection of rights of the citizens. Views of Mr. Aziz A. Munshi, Attorney-General for Pakistan. While supporting the Scheme he suggested that in the functions of both the Central and Provincial Councils a clause should be added which will give the control to investigate infringement of fundamental rights to these Councils. The clause suggested is as follows:‑ "To investigate the infringement or denial of any fundamental rights." At the end the Hon'ble Chief Justice of Pakistan informed the Conference that this Scheme would be implemented after making necessary changes. He stressed on the Bar to formulate their suggestions for further improving the Scheme which will be examined in the next Conference to be held at Lahore in January, 1992. In the meanwhile the Scheme will be operated and after gaining useful experience it will be reviewed in the proposed Conference mentioned above. Agenda Item No. 2, Dated 16th August, 1991. FOURTH SESSION Time 10:30 a.m. Hon'ble Chief Justice of Pakistan introduced the Second Item of the Agenda to the participants of the Conference. He emphasised on the role of the Bar in‑ (1) eradication of unfair competition; (2) effective functioning of the Bar so that it can become one of the main vehicles of social reformation of the society; (3) active participation of the members of the Bar for eradicating social evils in the society. Hon'ble Chief Justice of Pakistan .impressed upon the members of the Bar participating in the Conference to introspect so that they can identify the problems facing the Bar at the present time and to strive for correcting and solving these problems. He specially emphasised the role of new entrants to the Bar, their well-being, training etc. In this connection he brought out the ill effect of the competition in which persons by option of first choice to enter this noble profession are over-shadowed by enterants in the profession from the ex-civil servants and Judges of various grades. The plight, ecomomic and otherwise, of a large section of the former category is to say the least pitiable. He stressed that this state of affairs needs urgent attention of this Conference, both regarding unfair competition as also about uncontrolled entry in this most vital profession which plays an important role in evolution of the society. He praised the moral values of the lawyer as an individual citizen, in which capacity he might perhaps rank at the top in several professions. The Chief Justice told from his own experience of over 40 years at the Bar and the Bench citing examples that in personal life and particularly when giving evidence as a witness the lawyer has shown exemplary moral courage, candidness and piety. There are names in his lists, past and present, who have often even stuck out their necks for saving the country from serious jolts. The recent deterioration in these qualities, the Chief Justice adjudged, is due to unfair competition suffered by the lawyer of first option at the hands of the outside enterants and also from the influx in the profession from the `last resort' casual inductees without dedication--These two last categories, he reflected, had no stake in the profession as they adopt it for livelihood or as a pastime or for prestige-- Thus the lawyer by first option and choice has suffered a lot and that is why the judiciary's role is not upto the mark as expected of it. He said the Bar should be free from this unfair treatment and competition. The Chief Justice further emphasised that the Bar is as much a constitutional institution as any other organ as it constitutes a strong bulwark of one of the main organs of the State i.e. the Judiciary. Unless this very important component in this organ of the State is brought upto a very high mark it is futile to expect miracles from the judicial organ. He also pointed out that economically speaking 80% of the cream of cases are with 20% of the lawyers. And the overwheling majority out of this 20% is from the ex-civil servants, subordinate Judges and "a few" out of the retired Judges of the High Courts. This aspect should also be considered by the Conference. He further emphasised that the Bar while reflecting and correcting itself would become more self-confident and play an historical role for eradicating social evils in the society. He while elaborating the degenerating trends of the society and the evil of corruption in the society emphasised that the Bench and the Bar should work hand in hand to eliminate corruption from the society. He stressed that various Governments had failed to harness the rampant corruption in the society and Government alone cannot control the corruption, therefore, Bench and the Bar together should play an effective role and make positive efforts in this regard. He further emphasised that approximately forty thousand Members of various Bars in the country should come forward and act as a sensor and as a search light of Judiciary on areas of concern like lower Judiciary, Police etc. for elimination of corruption and other social evils--indeed all. Hon'ble Chief Justice of Pakistan after these opening remarks invited the pariticipants to give their views on this Item of the Agenda. Views of Mr. Saeed Ahmed Ansari, President, High Court Bar Association, Lahore. He reflected on the extent of corruption in the lower Judiciary and how cases are decided surreptitiously by the lower Judiciary in connivance with a certain section of the Bar and the ministerial staff of the Courts. He said that hard working and honest Advocates become disillusioned because of such practices as they see their work and efforts reduced to a naught. He further said that resourceful Senior Advocates neither properly train the junior Advocates working with them nor they pass on any monetary benefits to their juniors. He proposed that the time has come that concept of law firms should be introduced in the legal profession in order to curb and correct the inadequacies of the system. Views of Mr. Justice Dr. Nasim Hasan Shah, Judge, Supreme Court. He said that the basic cause of disillusionment in the Bar is due to the uncontrollable influx of Advocates in the Bar. When pitted against hostile conditions and circumstances, the Advocates lose sight of moral and ethical standards of the profession and try to earn by hook or crook. Therefore, he emphasised more control on entry to the profession. As regards entry into the profession of retired High Courts Judges, he said that it is matter for discussion which should be resolved after due deliberations. Views of Mr. Justice Khalil-ur-Rehman Khan, Judge, Lahore High Court. He said that he has been associated with the legal education for many years and even now he is associated with the training of Civil Judges. He said that he has collected some facts and figures which will show the magnitude of influx into the legal profession. He said that there are about 18 Law Colleges in Punjab and approximately seven thousand students are admitted in these Colleges every year. He stressed that such a massive influx into the profession eventually results in unfair competition and corruption and he suggested the following steps which Pakistan Bar Council should take in this regard:‑ (1) Legal education standards should be raised and Pakistan Bar Council should spell out and ensure the implementation of these standards in all Law Colleges. (2) Law Degree course should be of three years instead of two years as of now. (3) Provincial Bar Councils should make stringent standards for entry into the legal profession by including a written entry examination alongwith a psychological test. These steps would go a long way to improve the condition of the Bar. FIFTH SESSION Time 4.00 p.m. After the Jumma and lunch break, the Hon'ble Chief Justice of Pakistan appreciated the efforts made by the Balochistan Government in successfully arranging this Conference. He informed the Conference that the Sindh Government through their Law Minister have extended an invitation to the Supreme Court for doing a similar exercise as is being done in this Conference, at Karachi, the same has been accepted by the Supreme Court and schedule in this respect would be finalised in due course of time. Thereafter the Hon'ble Chief Justice of Pakistan invited Mr. Justice Munawar Ahmed Mirza of Balochistan High Court to give his views on the subject under discussion. Views of Mr. Justice Munawar Ahmed Mirza, Judge, Balochistan High Court. He suggested that the following steps, if taken, will improve the condition of the Bar:‑ (1) Influx of lawyers should be controlled. (2) Senior Advocate should take keen interest in the development of the Bar by promoting in all manners the junior Advocates. (3) Junior Advocates should also co-operate and work honestly with their seniors. (4) Law Degree course should definitely be made a three years course. Views of Mr. Justice Raza Ahmed Khan, Judge, Peshawar High Court. He, talking out of his own experience, said that corruption in the lower Judiciary is mostly with the help and co-operation of the Bar, he emphasised on the Bar to weed out black sheep from amongst themselves. In this respect he said that the Bar Council and the local Bar Associations should take firm steps against such Advocates who are found involved in corrupt practices. He said that such elements in the Bar should be ostracised. He, while giving his views on legal education, emphasised the need for introducing the national language as a medium of instruction in Law Colleges. He further stressed that authentic Urdu translation of various laws should also be made available to the students in particular and public in general, so that these could be easily comprehended. He while giving his views on the enrolment procedure adopted by the Bar Council said that the provision of deferment is misused. He said that if the Enrolment Committee considers that a person is not suitable for the profession he should be rejected outright rather than being deferred again and again. While giving his views on the joining of legal profession by the retired Government servants, he said that they should be totally banned. Talking about the joining of profession by the retired Judges of subordinate judiciary he said that they should be only allowed to appear in Superior Courts. Views given by Sheikh Muhammad Naeem Goreja, Vice-Chairman, Punjab Bar Council. He said that judicial service of Pakistan should be improved, while elaborating his viewpoint he said that the minimum qualification for entering the service as a Civil Judge should be the Law Degree and at least five years' experience as an Advocate. He also pointed out to the Conference the lack of facilities such as houses, conveyance, proper office facilities etc. to the lower judiciary and the resultant frustration and corruption due to it. Views of Chief Justice of Sindh High Court. He informed about the conditions of the Bar in Karachi. He said that only 30 or so Advocates in the Bar have most of the cases. He said that this disparity should go and suggested that Advocates with an experience of 10 years or more, if engaged in any civil case, should also involve a junior Advocate with them. This set up would have a positive effect. (1) it will provide an opportunity for juniors; (2) it will help in the early disposal of cases as no adjournments would be given on account of Senior Advocates' other pre-occupation. He further pointed out the lack of appropriate action by the Bar Council in respect of certain lawyers, those who have been proceeded against under the Contempt of Court Act. Views of Mr. Justice Nasir Aslam Zahid, Judge, Sindh High Court. He elaborated on the deteriorating standard of our legal education, giving an example he said that while selecting candidates for the post of Civil Judges, as a member of the Committee, questions were asked to the interviewees and despite the fact that some of them had been practising law for over five years they could not tell the Committee the difference between an Act and an Ordinance. Therefore, he suggested that legal education should be improved and for this purpose. (1) Law Degree course should be of three years; (2) There should be written examination for entrance to the Bar; (3) In Bachelor Degree there should be a subject of general law; and (4) There should be open book examination in law where students are allowed the use of books. Views of Mr. Justice Imam Ali Qazi, Judge, Sindh High Court. He reflected on his experience of the past 30 years and stressed that the deterioration has taken place in the Judiciary and for this purpose revolutionary changes are needed. He suggested that: (1) There should be better inspection of the Courts; (2) Better education; and (3) Better training to the Civil Judges. Views of Mr.Justice Amir-ul-Mulk Mengal, Judge, Balochistan High Court. He stressed the need for better education and suggested that benefit should be taken from the experience of other countries in this respect. He further suggested that a certificate of fees should be made compulsory to be attached by all the Advocates in cases filed by them in the Court. Yews of Chief Justice of Federal Shariat Court. He gave a lot of stress on improving the morals in the society. He suggested that frequent adjournments in administration of justice open a door for corruption and such practices should be stopped. He further suggested that standard of legal education should be improved. He further said as recommended in 1984 by the Islamic Ideology Council Oath should be given to all Advocates before they enter the profession. Views of Mr. Justice Zafar Hussain Mirza, Judge, Supreme Court. He reminded the conference and stressed that before reaching any consensus on the item under discussion the conference should also keep in mind the fundamental rights of the affected persons like retired Judges, retired civil servants under Articles 18 and 25 of our Constitution. He stressed that only reasonable restrictions can be imposed, while giving licences to such persons. The Hon'ble Chief Justice of Pakistan appreciated the comments of Hon'ble Judge and emphasised that the subject of reasonable classification and restrictions by law can always be examined particularly with regard to those who enjoy "both lives"-- surety and security of pension as well as the cream of cases in the profession of law. Thereafter Hon'ble Chief Justice of Pakistan asked Mr. Justice Sardar Muhammad Dogar, Judge of Lahore High Court, to elaborate on his scheme for the retired officers. Scheme of Mr. Justice Sardar Muhammad Dogar, Judge, Lahore High Court. He gave a broad outline of an alternate dispute resolution system in which subordinate Boards, of retired Judges and recognized notables of the area, could be made for resolution of disputes. He said that this would on the one hand be a cheaper alternative to the public for getting their disputes resolved as well as retired judicial officers could be accommodated in such a mechanism. The Hon'ble Chief justice of Pakistan asked the Bar to take notice of this suggestion and prepare a scheme on it. Thereafter Kh. Muhammad Sharif, President, District Bar Association, Lahore was asked to give his views on the Agenda Item under consideration. Yews of Kh. Muhammad Shan; Advocate. He said that Bar can play an effective role for controlling the corruption in the lower judiciary. He further suggested that Senior Advocates do not fulfil their duty to train the junior Advocates in the Courts. He gave the following suggestions for the improvement of the Bar: (1) entry of retired persons 'should be stopped forthwith; (2) law degree course should be of three years; (3) there should be written examination for entry to the Bar; (4) the Law Colleges should be controlled on the lines of Medical Colleges; (5) he said that preparation of documents by Wasiqa Navees should be stopped. This function should be left to either the retired civil servants or the junior Advocates; and (6) he said that Government should distribute legal Advisorship fairly to all the lawyers instead of giving it to few favourites. Views of Ch. Muhammad Farooq, Deputy Attorney-General for Pakistan. He suggested that as in England all property documents should be handled by lawyers and a scheme in this respect should be made by the Bar Council. View of Ch. Ahmad Hasan, Vice-Chairman, Pakistan Bar Council. He suggested that standard of legal education should be improved and Pakistan Bar Council should approach various Universities in this respect. Views of Mr. Justice Abdul Karim Khan Kundi, Judge, Peshawar High Court. He suggested that induction into legal profession should thoroughly be scrutinised. There should be written test in this respect. He further suggested that training of lower Judiciary should be improved. He further suggested that disparity between judicial service and the executive should be finished and equal facilities should be provided to persons of equal ranks in both the services. Views of Mr. Karamat Nazir Bandhari, Advocate. He reminded various Governments to enhance the retainership fee given to the Advocates and said that it has not been changed for the past so many years. He also suggested that night classes in the Law Colleges should be abolished, certain age limit for entrance into Law Colleges should be introduced. Views of Mr. Younus Bhatti, Member, Pakistan Bar Council. He said that even firms with the fixed capital of five lacs and above should have legal advisors as in the case of companies. At this juncture the Chief Justice of Pakistan ordered to include the following item on the agenda of next meeting of Chief Justices: "All senior Advocates while filing a case before the Superior Courts should certify that in the said case they have joined in a junior Advocate for the purpose of training and have also paid the junior Advocate in this respect." Views of Mr. Abdul Qadir Siddiqui, Law Secretary, Sindh. He said that if the working conditions of the lower Judiciary are improved that will go a long way in controlling the corruption at that level. He further stressed that Bar should be activated in this respect. He said that Bar should report to the higher Judiciary in respect of corrupt officers in their areas. Views of Mr. Javid Nawaz Gandapur, Law Secretary, N.-W.F.P. He suggested that process of accountability should be strengthened at all levels. As far as legal education is concerned he said that it should be from the start and law courses at lower level should be introduced. He thought that semester system would be a better alternative and presence of students in the classes could be ensured by introducing this system. He further suggested that Civil Judges after selection should undergo training of one year in the academy and thereafter at least six months further training on the job. Views of Mr. M. Anwar Lehri, Law Secretary, Balochistan. He instead of giving any suggestions narrated his personal experience regarding interference of the Provincial Government in his judicial work. After a while the Hon'ble Chief Justice of Pakistan stopped him and advised him to keep his personal affairs out of the Conference as they might be embarrassing for him and others. Views of Malik Lutuf Ali, Law Secretary, Punjab. He said that in order to eliminate corruption in the lower Judiciary:‑ (1) there should be one year training with special emphasises on Islam to the Civil Judges; (2) only 20% Judicial Officers are honest. They should be encouraged. (3) while 20% corrupt should be dealt with strictly; and (4) the rest should be closely watched and if their work and reputation is dubious then action should be taken against them. Views of Chief Justice of Lahore High Court. He reminded the Bar to give a thought to his following suggestions:‑ (1) The need for making and promoting legal firms in the profession. Bar, Councils should make rules in this respect. (2) There should be a gradual transition from English to Urdu; (3) Law Colleges should be under the control of Pakistan Bar Council; (4) The Universities should improve the syllabus and law subjects should be introduced at Degree level; (5) There should be a very strict scrutiny before entering the legal profession; (6) Seventy years should be fixed as retirement age of all the Advocates; (7) Bar Councils should create a fund for the welfare of the junior Advocates. Lastly the Hon'ble Chief Justice of Pakistan invited the views of Mr. Afzal Haider. Views of Mr. Afzal Haider, Advocate. He gave suggestions which he had evolved during discussions with his colleagues participating in the Conference. He divided the suggestions into the following three parts:‑ For Improvement of Legal Education: (1) There should be a compulsory Law paper for B.A. course. (2) Law Degree course should be of three years from Law Colleges recognised by the Bar Council. (3) Before entering the Bar one year training with senior lawyers should be compulsory. (4) There should be a written and an oral examination before entering the Bar. (5) Evening and afternoon classes in Law Colleges should be abolished. (6) Age limit for entering the Law Colleges should be 30 years or below. Regarding Retired Judicial Officers: (1) Every retiring Judicial Officer should get pension equal to his last drawn pay and benefits. (2) Serving Judicial Officers should be exempted from Income Tax. (3) No retired Judicial Officer should be allowed to practice. However, he would be able to give advice to people in chamber. (4) No retired Judicial Officer should be employed in any field except education. Regarding Retired Civil Servants: (1) They should not be allowed to practice. (2) All terminated or dismissed civil servants should not be allowed to practice. (3) Persons resigning below the age of 35 years from civil service, however, should not be debarred from practicing. At this juncture Hon'ble Chief Justice of Pakistan suggested to form a committee for improvement of the Bar. He proposed Mr. Justice Dr. Nasim Hasan Shah, Judge of the Supreme Court of Pakistan as its Chairman and included himself, Hon'ble Chief Justices of Lahore and Peshawar High Courts and Mr. Justice Nasir Aslam Zahid, Judge of the Sindh High Court. He said that committee should also include five Advocates to be nominated by the Pakistan Bar Council. The Conference approved the formation of the committee. Thereafter, Hon'ble Chief Justice of Pakistan while thanking the hosts Balochistan High Court, the local Bar Associations and the participants closed the Conference.